(REGULATIONS 1.03 AND 2.26B)

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulations 1.17 and 1.03 and subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

1. REVOKE the Gazette Notices signed on 26 October 2005 specifying residential postcodes, “skilled occupations” and points under the Skilled Australian Sponsored (Migrant) Visa under regulations 1.03 and 2.26B(1) of the Regulations;

2. SPECIFY each occupation that is in the Sydney and Selected Areas Skilled Shortage List referred to in Schedule A to this notice as a skilled occupation for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;

3. SPECIFY the number of points referred to in Schedule A to this notice for the corresponding occupation set out in Schedule A, for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(iv) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;

4. SPECIFY each body referred to in Schedule A to this notice as the relevant assessing authority for the corresponding skilled occupation set out in Schedule A, for the purposes of subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations;

5. SPECIFY the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this notice, for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;

6. SPECIFY each occupation referred to in Schedule C to this notice as a skilled occupation for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;

7. SPECIFY the number of points referred to in Schedule C to this notice for the corresponding occupation set out in Schedule C, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; AND

8. SPECIFY each body referred to in Schedule C to this notice as the relevant assessing authority for the corresponding skilled occupation set out in Schedule C, for the purposes of subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations.

This Instrument takes effect on and from 15 December 2005.

Dated 30 November 2005

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2: Paragraph (a) of the definition of “skilled occupation” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, provides that, in relation to an applicant for a Skilled Australian Sponsored (Migrant) (Class BQ) visa, a “skilled occupation” means an occupation that is in the Sydney and Selected Areas Skilled Shortage List specified by Gazette Notice, for which a number of points specified in the Notice are available and whose sponsor has, on the sponsorship form, stated a residential address the postcode of which is specified in that Notice.