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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This instrument sets which temporary visa holders can access free Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) tuition — primarily holders of specified business, partner/family, and skilled regional provisional visas.
It updates the prior eligibility list to reflect current migration pathways (adding newer skilled regional and business entries, including Subclass 489) and removes older classes, ensuring recent arrivals on temporary routes can get English support to find work and settle in Australia.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Immigration (Education) Act 1971 - Specification under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) - English Courses for Holders of Certain Temporary Visas - June 2012.
ENGLISH COURSES FOR HOLDERS OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY VISAS
(SUBPARAGRAPH 4A(a)(ii))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 10/058, signed on 8 December 2010, specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act; AND
SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act, the following classes of temporary visas:
(a) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);
(b) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class EB);
(c) Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);
(d) Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);
(e) Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);
(f) Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH);
(g) Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);
(h) Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);
(i) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475); and
(j) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487); and
(k) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 489).
This Instrument, IMMI 12/038, commences on 1 July 2012, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012.
Dated 12 June 2012
Chris Bowen
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act provides that a person is eligible for English courses if he or she is in Australia and holds a temporary visa of a class specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister.]
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ENGLISH COURSES FOR HOLDERS OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY VISAS
(SUBPARAGRAPH 4A(a)(ii))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 10/058, signed on 8 December 2010, specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act; AND
SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act, the following classes of temporary visas:
(a) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);
(b) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class EB);
(c) Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);
(d) Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);
(e) Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);
(f) Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH);
(g) Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);
(h) Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);
(i) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475); and
(j) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487); and
(k) Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 489).
This Instrument, IMMI 12/038, commences on 1 July 2012, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012.
Dated 12 June 2012
Chris Bowen
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act provides that a person is eligible for English courses if he or she is in Australia and holds a temporary visa of a class specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister.]