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Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) Visas - February 1998

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This notice fixes the minimum points threshold (the "pool mark") for Independent Skilled Migrant visas (Class AT) at 95 points in 1998. It affects applicants seeking migration without employer or family sponsorship: those scoring 95 or more proceed toward processing, while lower scores remain in the pool until the threshold changes or their points increase.

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Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) Visas - February 1998

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Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations

NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1)

SPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT (MIGRANT) (CLASS AT) VISAS

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 Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) visas for the purposes of the Migration Act and the Migration Regulations is 95 points.

Dated 27 February 1998

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE (1) 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.

NOTE (2) This instrument comes into effect from the date of publication in the Gazette]

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