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Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Class AJ Visas (Skilled - Australian Linked (Migrant)) - June 1997

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This notice set the minimum points score — the “pool mark” — at 110 for applicants for the Class AJ (Skilled – Australian Linked Migrant) visa, effective 1 July 1997. It affected skilled migrants with Australian links (e.g. family, prior work/study) by establishing the cut‑off that determined who could enter processing under the points-based system.

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Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations

NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1)

SPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS AJ VISAS (SKILLED – AUSTRALIAN LINKED (MIGRANT))

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958, hereby specify that the pool mark in relation to Class AJ (Skilled – Australian Linked) visas for the purposes of the Migration Act and the Migration Regulations is 110 points.

This notice has effect on and from 1 July 1997.

Dated 16 June 1997

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE. Subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, specify the pool mark in relation to a class of visas for the purposes of the Act and Regulations.]

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