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This instrument designates the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria as participating states/territories able to sponsor visa applicants with health conditions that would otherwise exceed the migration "significant cost" threshold.
It affects applicants for four specified employer‑sponsored visas (subclasses 846, 855, 856, 857): if ACT or Victoria agrees to cover the public health costs, a health waiver can allow the visa to be granted.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 - Health Waiver - Participating States and Territories - March 2009.
HEALTH WAIVER – PARTICIPATING STATES AND TERRITORIES
(REGULATIONS 846.111, 855.111, 856.111, 857.111)
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
This Instrument, IMMI 08/113, will commence on 28 March 2009.
Dated 22 March 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations allow the Minister to specify in an instrument in writing a State or Territory that is a participating State or Territory for the purposes of those clauses.
NOTE 2: This Instrument is made for the purposes of the following visa subclasses: subclass 846 (State/Territory Sponsored Regional Established Business in Australia), subclass 855 (Labour Agreement), subclass 856 (Employer Nomination Scheme) and subclass 857 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme).]
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HEALTH WAIVER – PARTICIPATING STATES AND TERRITORIES
(REGULATIONS 846.111, 855.111, 856.111, 857.111)
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
This Instrument, IMMI 08/113, will commence on 28 March 2009.
Dated 22 March 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations allow the Minister to specify in an instrument in writing a State or Territory that is a participating State or Territory for the purposes of those clauses.
NOTE 2: This Instrument is made for the purposes of the following visa subclasses: subclass 846 (State/Territory Sponsored Regional Established Business in Australia), subclass 855 (Labour Agreement), subclass 856 (Employer Nomination Scheme) and subclass 857 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme).]