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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SKILLED OCCUPATIONS, RELEVANT ASSESSING AUTHORITIES AND POINTS FOR GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION

(REGULATION 1.03, SUBREGEULATION 2.26B(1), SUBPARAGRAPHS 1136(4)(b)(ii), 1136(5)(b)(ii), 1136(6)(b)(iii), 1229(4)(b)(ii), 1229(5)(b)(ii), 1229(6)(b)(iii), 1229(7)(b)(ii) and ITEMS 6A11, 6A12, 6A13, 6B11, 6B12, 6B13)

I, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.03, subregulation 2.26B(1), subparagraphs 1136(4)(b)(ii), 1136(5)(b)(ii), 1136(6)(b)(iii), 1229(4)(b)(ii), 1229(5)(b)(ii), 1229(6)(b)(iii), 1229(7)(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 and Items 6A11, 6A12, 6A13 of Schedule 6A and Items 6B11, 6B12, 6B13 of Schedule 6B to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 06/090, signed on 7 June 2007, specifying residential postcodes, skilled occupations, relevant assessing authorities and points under the Skilled Australian Sponsored (Migrant) visa under regulation 1.03 and subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations;

2. SPECIFY each occupation mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Instrument as a skilled occupation for the purposes of the definition of skilled occupation in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;

3. SPECIFY the number of points mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Instrument for the corresponding occupation in Schedule 1 for the purposes of the definition of skilled occupation in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; AND

4. SPECIFY each body mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Instrument as the relevant assessing authority for the corresponding skilled occupation for all countries, or recognised countries mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Instrument, or all countries except recognised countries, for the purposes of subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations.

This Instrument, IMMI 07/058, commences on 1 September 2007.

Dated 28 August 2007

KEVIN ANDREWS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: The definition of skilled occupation in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, provides that, skilled occupation means an occupation that is specified, in an instrument in writing, as a skilled occupation for which a number of points specified in the instrument are available.

NOTE 2: Regulation 1.03 provides that relevant assessing authority means a person or body specified under regulation 2.26B.

NOTE 3: Subregulation 2.26B(1) provides that the Minister may, by an instrument in writing, specify a person or body as the relevant assessing authority for a skilled occupation (if the person or body is approved in writing by the Education Minister or the Employment Minister as the relevant assessing authority for the occupation) and one or more countries, for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment made by a resident of one of those countries.