{"id":"F2016L01412","name":"Specification of Fields of Education 2016/076","slug":"specification-of-fields-of-education-2016-076","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95014,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01412-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SPECIFICATION OF FIELDS OF EDUCATION 201","sectionType":"part","heading":"SPECIFICATION OF FIELDS OF EDUCATION 2016/076","content":"# SPECIFICATION OF FIELDS OF EDUCATION 2016/076\n\n(Subregulation 2.26AC(5B))\n\nI, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under \nsubregulation 2.26AC(5B) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):\n\n1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 2.26AC(5A)(b) the fields of education listed in the column ‘Narrow Field of Education’ in the Schedule to this Instrument.\n\nThis Instrument, Specification of Fields of Education, IMMI 16/076, commences immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment (Entrepreneur Visas and Other Measures) Regulation 2016.\n\nDated: 7 September 2016\n\nPeter Dutton\n\nTHE HON PETER DUTTON MP\n\nMinister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \nSCHEDULE\n\nFields of Education\n\n```html\n

Broad Field of Education

Narrow Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Biological Sciences

Chemical Sciences

Earth Sciences

Mathematical Sciences

Natural and Physical Sciences

Other Natural and Physical Sciences

Physics and Astronomy

Information Technology

Computer Science

Information Systems

Information Technology

Other Information Technology

Engineering and Related Technologies

Aerospace Engineering and Technology

Civil Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology

Engineering and Related Technologies

Geomatic Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering and Technology

Maritime Engineering and Technology

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology

Other Engineering and Related Technologies

Process and Resources Engineering

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