Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF CLASS OF PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 1222(3)(aa)

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations"):

1. REVOKE the previous instrument specifying a class of persons for the purposes of subparagraphs 1222(3)(aa) dated 4 July 2003;

2. SPECIFY the following class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1222(3)(aa):

a person who is outside Australia and:

(a) is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China in either:

(i) the People’s Republic of China; or

(ii) New Zealand; and

(b) who is not the holder of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China passport or Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China passport.

This notice has effect on and from 1 September 2003.

Dated 26 August 2003.

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2: Paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of the Regulations provides that despite regulation 2.10, an application for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) Visa made on form 157A by an applicant who is included in a class of persons specified in a Gazette Notice for this paragraph must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified by the Minister; or having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified by the Minister.]