{"id":"F2012L01288","name":"Immigration (Education) Act 1971 - Specification under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) - English Courses for Holders of Certain Temporary Visas - June 2012","slug":"f2012l01288","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314256,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01288-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"### Commonwealth of Australia","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Immigration (Education) Act 1971","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Immigration (Education) Act 1971","content":"#### Immigration (Education) Act 1971\n\nENGLISH COURSES FOR HOLDERS OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY VISAS\n\n(SUBPARAGRAPH 4A(a)(ii))\n\nI, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’):\n\n1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 10/058, signed on 8 December 2010, specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act; AND\n\n2. SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act, the following classes of temporary visas:\n\n(a) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);\n\n(b) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class EB);\n\n(c) Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);\n\n(d) Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);\n\n(e) Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);\n\n(f) Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH);\n\n(g) Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);\n\n(h) Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);\n\n(i) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475); and\n\n(j) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487); and\n\n(k) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 489).\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 12/038, commences on 1 July 2012, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012.\n\nDated 12 June 2012\n\nChris Bowen\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE: Subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act provides that a person is eligible for English courses if he or she is in Australia and holds a temporary visa of a class specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister.\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1508},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update operating within the Minister's existing authority under the Act. It simply refreshes the list of eligible visa subclasses to reflect current migration pathways, without expanding the purpose or reach of the English education scheme beyond what the Act originally contemplated."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward list of 11 visa subclasses with no conditional logic","Simple two-step structure: revoke old instrument, specify new list","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Single operational provision with minimal cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets which temporary visa holders can access free Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) tuition — primarily holders of specified business, partner/family, and skilled regional provisional visas. \n\nIt updates the prior eligibility list to reflect current migration pathways (adding newer skilled regional and business entries, including Subclass 489) and removes older classes, ensuring recent arrivals on temporary routes can get English support to find work and settle in Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l01288","history":"/api/acts/f2012l01288/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l01288/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l01288/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l01288/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l01288/documents"}}