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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Designated Areas - August 2001

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What this does: This document sets out which parts of Australia count as "designated areas" for migration sponsorship purposes.

Who it affects: If you want to sponsor someone for a visa (typically a family member) under Item 6701 of Schedule 6, you must live in one of the postcodes listed here.

The practical effect: This effectively defines "regional Australia" for visa purposes in 2001:

Fully included: Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria (entire states/territories)
Partially included: Regional New South Wales (excluding Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong), regional Queensland (excluding Brisbane), and regional Western Australia (excluding Perth)

Why it matters: The government uses these designated areas to encourage migrants to settle outside the major capital cities. If a sponsor lives in an excluded postcode (like central Sydney or Brisbane), they cannot sponsor under this specific visa provision.

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Migration Regulations 1994

DESIGNATED AREAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITEM 6701 OF SCHEDULE 6

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (“the Regulations”) and pursuant to item 6701 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations:

(1) REVOKE all existing instruments specifying areas as designated areas for the purpose of item 6701 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations; and

(2) SPECIFY the areas listed in the Schedule to this Notice as designated areas for the purpose of item 6701 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations.

This notice comes into effect on 29 August 2001.

Dated 23 August 2001.

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTES: (1) Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters which must be specified for the purposes of the Regulations.

(2) Item 6701 of Schedule 6 provides that a sponsor must be resident in an area specified by Gazette Notice for the purpose of this item.]

SCHEDULE

Designated Area Postcodes inclusive

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY - entire Territory

NEW SOUTH WALES – except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong 2311 to 2312

2328 to 2333

2336 to 2490

2535 to 2551

2575 to 2739

2787 to 2898

NORTHERN TERRITORY - entire Territory

QUEENSLAND - except Brisbane metropolitan area 4019 to 4028

4037 to 4050

4079 to 4100

4114

4118

4124 to 4150

4158 to 4168

4180 to 4899

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - entire State

TASMANIA - entire State

VICTORIA - entire State

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - except Perth metropolitan area 6042 to 6044

6051

6126

6200 to 6799

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Migration Regulations 1994 Migration Regulations 1994