Migration (Designated regional areas for certain skilled and temporary graduate visas) Instrument (LIN 22/022) 2022
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LIN 22/022
Migration (Designated regional areas for certain skilled and temporary graduate visas) Instrument (LIN 22/022) 2022
I, Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):
(a) subregulations 1.15M(1) and (2);
(b) the definition of regional Australia in subregulation 5.19(16);
(c) subparagraph 888.226(2)(c)(i) of Schedule 2;
(d) paragraph 892.213(3)(b) of Schedule 2.
Dated 17 February 2022
Alex Hawke
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
1 Name
This instrument is the Migration (Designated regional areas for certain skilled and temporary graduate visas) Instrument (LIN 22/022) 2022.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 5 March 2022.
3 Regional areas
(1) For subregulation 1.15M(1) of the Regulations, a part of Australia within a postcode mentioned in the following table is a specified designated city or major regional centre.
| Item | State or Territory | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 2259, 2264 to 2308, 2500 to 2526, 2528 to 2535, 2574 |
| 2 | Victoria | 3211 to 3232, 3235, 3240, 3328, 3330 to 3333, 3340, 3342 |
| 3 | Queensland | 4019 to 4022, 4025, 4037, 4074, 4076 to 4078, 4207 to 4275, 4300, 4301, 4303 to 4305, 4500 to 4506, 4508 to 4512, 4514 to 4519, 4521, 4550, 4551, 4553 to 4562, 4564 to 4569, 4571 to 4575 |
| 4 | Western Australia | 6000 to 6038, 6050 to 6083, 6090 to 6182, 6208 to 6211, 6214, 6556 to 6558 |
| 5 | South Australia | 5000 to 5171, 5173, 5174, 5231 to 5235, 5240 to 5252, 5351, 5950 to 5960 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 7000, 7004 to 7026, 7030 to 7109, 7140 to 7151, 7170 to 7177 |
| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | All postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory |
(2) For subregulation 1.15M(2) of the Regulations, a part of Australia within a postcode mentioned in the following table is a specified regional centre or other regional area.