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SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 115
PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS AND PRESCRIBED NUMBER OF POINTS
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Item No.</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Prescribed qualification</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Number of points</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">PART 1—EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (a)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">75</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (b)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">70</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (c)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">60</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (d)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">45</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (e)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">40</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (f)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">35</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (g)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">30</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (h)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9</span></p></td><td style="width:71.86%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">qualification specified in paragraph 146 (i)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">PART 2—AGE QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.76%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">age not less than 18 years and under 25 years at time of application</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">25</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.76%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">age not less than 25 years and under 30 years at time of application</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.76%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">age not less than 30 years and under 35 years at time of application</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.76%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">age not less than 35 years and under 40 years at time of application</span></p></td><td style="width:13.8%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:42.2pt"></td><td style="width:9.25pt"></td><td style="width:257.95pt"></td><td style="width:49.55pt"></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:71.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Item No.</span></p></td><td style="width:71.48%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Prescribed qualification</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Number of points</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14</span></p></td><td style="width:71.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">age not less than 40 years and under 45 years at time of application</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">3—</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">LANGUAGE SKILL QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ability to speak English in any situation, and to write English in any context</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ability to conduct everyday conversations in English, to write personal letters and non-technical reports in English and to complete general forms in English</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ability to speak and write, at the level referred to in item 16 in relation to English, in 2 languages other than English</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">18</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">ability to ask and answer simple questions in English, write simple statements in English about everyday matters and complete simple forms in English</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">4—</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">RELATIONSHIP QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">19</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the qualification specified in paragraph 147 (a)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the qualification specified in paragraph 147 (b)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">21</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">the qualification specified in paragraph 147 (c)</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">5—</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">CITIZENSHIP QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">sponsor has been an Australian citizen for not less than 5 years at the time of entering into the relevant sponsorship</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">23</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">sponsor has been an Australian citizen for less than 5 years at time of entering into the relevant sponsorship</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART 6—SETTLEMENT QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">24</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">sponsor has been resident in Australia throughout the period of 2 years immediately before entering into the relevant sponsorship and:</span></p><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) if not in paid employment—spouse has not been in receipt of Unemployment Benefit or Special Benefit for more than 4 weeks during that period; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if in paid employment or otherwise financially independent—has not been in receipt of Unemployment Benefit or Special Benefit for more than 4 weeks during that period</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">7—</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">LOCATION QUALIFICATION</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:14.34%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">25</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">sponsor has been resident in a place in a State or Territory designated by the competent authorities of the State or Territory for the purposes of this provision throughout the period of 2 years immediately before entering into the relevant sponsorship</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:51.45pt"></td><td style="width:256.6pt"></td><td style="width:3.6pt"></td><td style="width:47.3pt"></td></tr></tbody></table> ```