Commonwealth legislation

Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Skilled-Independent (Migrant) (Class BN) Visas - June 1999

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

1/10 complexity

This notice sets the minimum points score (called a "pool mark") required for people applying for Skilled-Independent (Migrant) visas (Class BN).

What it does:

Applicants must score at least 70 points under Australia's skilled migration points test to be eligible for this visa class
This threshold takes effect on 1 July 1999

Why it matters: The pool mark acts as a filter to manage skilled migration intake. Only applicants who meet specific benchmarks for age, English ability, work experience, and qualifications can proceed. The Minister can adjust this number over time to raise or lower the skill bar for permanent residency.

JSON API Migration / citizenship

Deep dive

Want the full deep dive?

Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.

Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Skilled-Independent (Migrant) (Class BN) Visas - June 1999.

Migration Act 1958 - Notice under subsection 96(1) - Specification of Pool Mark in relation to Applications for Skilled-Independent (Migrant) (Class BN) Visas - June 1999

meta-content-style-type: text/css meta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8 meta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2 title: 96(1) Pool February 1998

?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

View image in the official source

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations 1994

NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 96(1)

SPECIFICATION OF POOL MARK IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR

SKILLED – INDEPENDENT (MIGRANT) (CLASS BN) VISAS

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subsection 96(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (“the Act”), hereby specify that the pool mark in relation to Skilled – Independent (Migrant) (Class BN) visas for the purposes of the Act and the Migration Regulations 1994 is 70 points.

This notice has effect on and from 1 July 1999.

Dated 23 June 1999.

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE: (1) Subsection 96(1) of the Act 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.]

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.