6Appropriate Regional Authority

6 Appropriate Regional Authority

(1) Each Department or authority of a State or Territory listed in the following table is specified as an appropriate regional authority in relation to a State or Territory and applications for visas for the following classes of visa: (a) Business Skills (Migrant) (Class AD), where an application was made prior to 1 March 2003; (b) Business Skills – Established Business (Residence) (Class BH), where an application was made prior to 1 July 2013; (c) Business Skills (Residence) (Class DF); (d) Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR); (e) Investor Retirement (Class UY).

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:396.65pt; margin-right:9pt; margin-left:9pt; border-collapse:collapse; float:right"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:385.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table: Departments</span><span>, </span><span>State </span><span>or Territory Approved Regional </span><span>Authorities</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:35.45pt"><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>Item No.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">State or Territory</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Departments and Authorities</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">1.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">New South Wales</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">New South Wales Treasury</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">2.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Victoria</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">3.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Queensland</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Trade and Investment Queensland (BSMQ)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">4.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Western Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Small Business Development Corporation</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">5.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">South Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Department for Innovation and Skills</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">6.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Tasmania</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Department of State Growth</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">7.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Northern Territory</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">8.</span></p></td><td style="width:116.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Australian Capital Territory</span></p></td><td style="width:222.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>