{"id":"F2010L03243","name":"Immigration (Education) Act 1971 - Specification under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) - English Courses for Holders of Certain Temporary Visas - December 2010","slug":"immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85450,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03243-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"division","heading":"Commonwealth of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 07/061, signed on 28 August 2007, specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(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) Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);\n\n(c) Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);\n\n(d) Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);\n\n(e) Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH);\n\n(f) Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);\n\n(g) Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);\n\n(h) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475);\n\n(i) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487).\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 10/058, commences on 1 January 2011.\n\nDated 8 December 2010\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":2437},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the established administrative function of specifying eligible visa classes under the Act. It updates the specific visa categories from the 2007 instrument to reflect current visa structures, but does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of determining eligibility for English language courses."},"complexity_factors":["Uses technical Migration Act visa classification codes (e.g., 'Class UR', 'Subclass 475')","Requires cross-referencing with the parent Act to understand full eligibility criteria","Contains revocation of previous legislative instrument (IMMI 07/061)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates which temporary visa holders in Australia can access government‑funded English tuition, replacing the 2007 decision and aligning the list with current visa pathways.  \n\nIt covers partner, skilled regional, provisional business and resolution‑of‑status visa holders — especially those on pathways to permanent residence — helping them meet language requirements and better participate in Australian society."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-","history":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/immigration-education-act-1971-specification-under-subparagraph-4a-a-ii-english-courses-for-holders-/documents"}}