I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.
Dated 12 December 1991.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
GERRY HAND
Minister of State for Immigration,
Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
1. Commencement
1.1 Subject to subregulations 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5, these Regulations commence on 18 December 1991.
1.2 Regulations 41 and 44 commence on 20 December 1991.
1.3 Regulations 4, 5, 11, 12, 13 and 28, subregulation 30.2, regulations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 43, subregulation 46.3, regulation 47 and subregulation 48.3 commence on 26 December 1991.
1.4 Regulations 18, 21, 22 and 25 commence on 1 January 1992.
1.5 Regulations 3 and 16, subregulations 45.1, 46.2 and 48.1 and regulation 49 commence on 17 February 1992.
Amendment
2.1 The Migration Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
Regulation 2 (Interpretation)
3.1 After the definition of “dependent child”, insert:
“‘designated English language course’ means an English language course specified by the Minister in a notice published in the Gazette;
‘designated industry sector’, means a sphere of business activity specified by the Minister in a notice published in the Gazette.
Regulation 3 (Interpretation—balance of family test)
4.1 Omit the regulation, substitute:
Interpretation—balance of family test
“3. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person who is a parent is taken to satisfy the balance of family test if the number of the children of the person who are lawfully and permanently resident in Australia:
(a) is not fewer than the total number resident overseas; or
(b) is greater than the number resident in a single overseas country.
“(2) A reference to children in subregulation (1) includes a reference to children of a spouse or former spouse, or adopted children, of the parent but is not a reference to:
(a) children removed by court order, by adoption or by operation of law (other than in consequence of marriage) from the exclusive custody of the parent; or
(b) children resident in a country where the children suffer persecution or abuse of human rights and it is not possible to reunite the children and the parent in another country; or
(c) children who are:
(i) resident in a refugee camp operated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or by the government of Hong Kong; and
(ii) registered by the Commissioner as refugees.
“(3) For the purposes of this regulation, children whose whereabouts are unknown are taken to be resident in the usual country of residence of the relevant parent”.
5. New regulation 8a
5.1 After regulation 8, insert:
Interpretation—prescribed non-citizen
“8a. For the purposes of these Regulations, a person is a prescribed non-citizen if the person:
(a) is a person to whom a visa or entry permit was granted before 1 February 1991 and:
(i) was a prescribed non-citizen at any time in the period from 19 December 1989 to the end of 25 December 1991; or
(ii) was a prescribed immigrant within the meaning of paragraph 6a (4) (c) of the Act as in force on 1 April 1984; or
(iii) was a prescribed non-citizen within the meaning of paragraph 6a (4) (c) of the Act as in force on 18 December 1989; or
(iv) is an assisted student or a trainee (other than a person who holds a student (formal course) visa or entry permit); or
(v) is the holder of a valid student (restricted) visa or entry permit; or
(vi) is the holder of a valid temporary entry permit granted only because the person a member of the family unit of a person referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v); or
(b) is either:
(i) an assisted student, an exchange student, a category B student or an occupational trainee; or
(ii) a person who holds a valid temporary entry permit granted only because of his or her membership of the family unit of a person referred to in subparagraph (i); or
(c) is a person who:
(i) holds a valid temporary entry permit; and
(ii) immediately before the grant of that permit, was a person referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “exempt non-citizen’ in subsection 4 (1) of the Act or a member of the family unit of a person of that kind.”.
6. Regulation 11 (Application for visa outside Australia)
6.1 Subregulation 11 (1):
Omit “Subject to this regulation, an”, substitute “An”.
7. Regulation 17 (Conditions in connection with grant of visa)
7.1 Paragraphs 17 (1) (j) and (k):
Omit the paragraphs.
8. Regulation 22 (Applications for entry permits)
8.1 Paragraph 22 (2) (c):
Omit the paragraph.
9. Regulation 28 (Conditions in connection with grant of temporary entry permits)
9.1 Paragraphs 28 (1) (i) and (j):
Omit the paragraphs.
10. Regulation 36 (Restrictions on re-entry)
10.1 Subparagraph 36 (e) (v):
Omit “the provisions of regulation 123b, other than paragraph 123b (d):”, substitute “regulation 122a (other than paragraph 122a (c)) and:”.
Regulation 38 (Prescribed circumstances—section 47 of the Act)
11.1 Omit the regulation.
Regulation 39 (Prescribed class of persons—subsection 47 (7) of the Act (definition of “prescribed non-citizen”)
12.1 Omit the regulation.
Regulation 40 (Prescribed change in circumstances—paragraphs 36 (1) (a) and 37 (2) (a) of the Act)
13.1 Subsubparagraphs 40 (1) (q) (ii) (a) and (C):
Omit “under paragraph 47 (1) (d) of the Act”, substitute “by the Minister”.
Regulation 41 (Prescribed criteria—classes of visas)
14.1 Add at the end:
“(6) Subsection 23 (5) of the Act does not apply to this regulation.”.
Regulation 42 (Prescribed criteria—entry permits)
15.1 Add at the end:
“(8) Subsection 33 (5) of the Act does not apply to this regulation.”.
New regulations 48a and 48b
16.1 After regulation 48, insert:
Business skills visa
“48a. (1) In this regulation:
‘business’, in relation to an applicant, does not include an enterprise providing professional, technical or trade services in which the applicant was directly engaged in the provision of those services, as distinct from the general direction of the operation of the enterprise, for at least half of the time spent by the applicant from day to day in the conduct of the enterprise.
“(2) The additional criteria in relation to a business skills visa are the following criteria:
(a) the applicant has overall had a successful business career; and
(b) in each of 3 years in the 4 years immediately preceding the day when an application is made, the net assets of:
(i) the applicant, as the sole proprietor of, or as a shareholder in, a business or businesses; or
(ii) the applicant, as the sole proprietor of, or as a shareholder, in a business or businesses, and the spouse of the applicant, as a shareholder in a business or businesses, together;
were not less than $350,000; and
(c) in each of 3 years in the 4 years immediately preceding the day when an application is made, the applicant, as the sole proprietor of, or as a shareholder in, the applicant’s principal business, maintained direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions that affected the overall direction and performance of the business; and
(d) the applicant’s principal business did not make a trading loss in more than 1 of the 4 years immediately preceding the day when the application is made; and
(e) the applicant has notified the appropriate regional authority of:
(i) the applicant’s business history; and
(ii) the applicant’s intention to develop a business in the State or Territory;
(f) the applicant genuinely has a realistic commitment, after entry to Australia as the holder of a business skills visa or entry permit:
(i) to establish in Australia a business that will benefit the Australian economy and to maintain direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions that affect the overall direction and performance of the business; or
(ii) to participate in an existing business in Australia and to maintain direct and continuous involvement, as the sole proprietor of, or as a shareholder in, the business, in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions that affect the overall direction and performance of the business in a manner that benefits the Australian economy; and
(g) the applicant does not have a history of involvement in business activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia; and
(h) the applicant’s score on the business skills points test is not less than the number of points specified by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph in a notice published in the Gazette; and
(i) the applicant signs a declaration in a form approved by the Minister that the applicant acknowledges the Government’s requirements in relation to entry to Australia as the holder of a business skills visa or entry permit.
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (e), ‘the appropriate regional authority’, in relation to an applicant, means the Department or authority (if any) of the State or Territory in which the applicant intends to develop a business that is specified for the purposes of this subregulation by the Minister in a notice published in the Gazette.
“(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (h):
(a) an applicant’s score on the business skills points test is the sum of the applicant’s scores under:
(i) Division 1 of Part 1; and
(ii) Parts 2, 3 and 4;
of Schedule 9; and
(b) an applicant’s score under a Division or Part of Schedule 9 is the number of points specified in that Division or Part in relation to the attribute described in the Division or Part that relates to the applicant at the time the application is made or, if there is more than 1 attribute of that kind, the highest single number of points so specified.
Business skills (senior executive) visa
“48b. (1) In this regulation:
‘business’ means a business enterprise, other than a government business enterprise, with an annual turnover of not less than $50,000,000 in each of 3 years in the 4 years immediately preceding the day when the application is made.
“(2) The additional criteria in relation to a business skills (senior executive) visa are the following criteria:
(a) the applicant has overall had a successful business career; and
(b) in each of 3 years in the 4 years immediately preceding the day when an application is made, the applicant:
(i) occupied a position in the 3 highest levels of the management structure of a business; and
(ii) was responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major component or a wide range of the operations of the business; and
(c) the applicant has notified the appropriate regional authority of:
(i) the applicant’s business history; and
(ii) the applicant’s intention to develop a business in the State or Territory; and
(d) the applicant genuinely has a realistic commitment, after entry to Australia as the holder of a business skills (senior executive) visa or entry permit:
(i) to establish in Australia a business that will benefit the Australian economy and to maintain direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions that affect the overall direction and performance of the business; or
(ii) to participate in an existing business in Australia and to maintain direct and continuous involvement, as the sole proprietor of, or as a shareholder in, the business, in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions that affect the overall direction and performance of the business in a manner that benefits the Australian economy; and
(e) the applicant does not have a history of involvement in business activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia; and
(f) the applicant’s score on the business skills points test is not less than the number of points specified by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph in a notice published in the Gazette.
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (c), ‘the appropriate regional authority’, in relation to an applicant, means the Department or authority (if any) of the State or Territory in which the applicant intends to develop a business that is specified for the purposes of this subregulation by the Minister in a notice published in the Gazette.
“(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (h):
(a) an applicant’s score on the business skills points test is the sum of the applicant’s scores under:
(i) Division 2 of Part 1; and
(ii) Parts 2, 3 and 4;
of Schedule 9; and
(b) an applicant’s score under a Division or Part of Schedule 9 is the number of points specified in that Division or Part in relation to the attribute described in the Division or Part that relates to the applicant at the time the application is made or, if there is more than 1 attribute of that kind, the highest single number of points so specified.”.
“; and (iii) that the occupational training that is proposed will give the applicant additional or enhanced skills that he or she will be able to utilise in his or her occupation after leaving Australia; and
(iv) that occupational opportunities available to Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia will not be adversely affected if the visa is granted.”.
Regulation 93 (Visitor (other) visa)
19.1 Subparagraph 93 (a) (v):
Omit “and”.
20. Regulation 95 (Return visa, Class B)
20.1 Subparagraph 95 (c) (iii):
Omit all the words before subsubparagraph 95 (c) (iii) (A), substitute “a person:”.
21. Regulation 98b (Student (category A) visa)
21.1 Paragraph 98b (1) (b):
Omit “the applicant” (first occurring), substitute “if the applicant is an assisted student, the applicant”.
21.2 Paragraph 98b (2) (b):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
“(b) if the applicant is a member of the family unit of a student sponsored by AIDAB, the applicant produces to the Minister evidence that AIDAB supports the application for the visa; and”.
22. Regulation 98d (Student (category B) visa)
22.1 Paragraphs 98d (1) (b) and (3) (b):
Omit the paragraphs.
23. Regulation 99 (Division to cease to have effect)
23.1 Omit “31 December 1991”, substitute “31 March 1992”.
24. Regulation 106 (Camp clearance visa)
24.1 Paragraph 106 (b):
After “refugees”, insert “or the government of Hong Kong”.
24.2 Subparagraph 106 (c) (iv):
Omit “1989.”, substitute “1989;”.
25. Regulation 108 (Grant of visa or entry permit to family unit members)
“(b) the applicant is the holder of a temporary entry permit that is a valid temporary entry permit for the purposes of section 47 of the Act;
(ba) the applicant is authorised to work in Australia;”.
39. Regulation 144 (Waiver of health criteria)
39.1 Paragraph 144 (1) (e):
Omit the paragraph.
40. Regulation 146 (Qualifications—suitability for employment)
40.1 Subparagraph 146 (1) (a) (ii):
Omit “has in respect”, substitute “has, in respect”.
40.2 Subparagraphs 146 (1) (b) (iii) and (iv):
Omit “in respect”, substitute “is an occupation in respect”.
40.3 Subparagraph 146 (1) (b) (v):
Omit “in which”, substitute “is an occupation in which”.
40.4 Subregulation 146 (2) (definition of “relevant Australian authority”, paragraph (c)):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
“(c) the Department of Industrial Relations; or
(d) if the circumstances of a case preclude an authority referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) from making an assessment, the Minister;”.
41. Part 6 (Assurances of support)
41.1 Omit the Part, substitute:
“PART 6—ASSURANCES OF SUPPORT
Division 1—Assurances of support given in relation to applications lodged before 20 December 1991
Interpretation
“163. In this Division:
‘assurance of support’ means:
(a) an assurance of support given under these Regulations in relation to an application lodged before 20 December 1991 or
(b) a maintenance guarantee that:
(i) was given before 18 December 1989 under regulations that were in force under the Act or under any of the Acts repealed by the Act; and
(ii) is expressed, or otherwise purports, to have effect after 19 December 1991.
Form of certain assurances of support
“163a. An assurance of support given under this Division after 19 December 1991 must be in the form approved by the Minister.
Duration of assurances of support
“163b. (1) An assurance of support that, as at the end of 19 December 1991, had been in force for not less than 2 years has no effect on or after 20 December 1991.
(2) An assurance of support that:
(a) was given before 20 December 1991 and, at the end of 19 December 1991, had been in force for less than 2 years; or
(b) is given under this Division on or after 20 December 1991;
ceases to have effect at the end of 2 years after the day when the applicant enters Australia or the grant of his or her application for the relevant entry permit, whichever happens later.
Effect of assurance of support
“163c. If, while an assurance of support has effect after 19 December 1991 in respect of a person, that person has received support in the form of:
(a) a job search allowance payable under Part 2.11 of the Social Security Act 1991; or
(b) a newstart allowance payable under Part 2.12 of that Act; or
(c) a special benefit payable under Part 2.15 of that Act;
an amount equal to the value of the support provided (less any amount paid in respect of the support by or on behalf of that person to the Commonwealth) is a debt due and payable to the Commonwealth by the person who gave the assurance.
Earlier liabilities not affected
“163d. Nothing in this Division affects any liability incurred under, or in respect of, an assurance of support before 20 December 1991.
“Division 2—Assurances of support given in relation to applications lodged after 19 December 1991
Interpretation
“164. In this Division:
‘assurance of support’ means an assurance of support that is given in relation to an application lodged after 19 December 1991;
‘item 2 assurance’ means an assurance of support given to meet the criterion set out in item 2 in Schedule 1;
‘relevant entry permit’, in relation to an assurance of support, means:
(a) the entry permit or entry visa for the grant of which the giving of the assurance of support was required; or
(b) the entry permit the grant of which on entry was a consequence of the grant of a travel-only visa for the grant of which the giving of the assurance of support was required.
Form and duration of assurance of support
“164a. (1) An assurance of support:
(a) must be on the form approved by the Minister; and
(b) has effect in respect of a person for the period of 2 years beginning on the day when that person enters Australia or is granted the relevant entry permit, whichever happens later.
“(2) An item 2 assurance is taken not to have been given unless the bond (if any) required by regulation 164d in relation to it has been lodged.
Persons in respect of whom assurance of support may be given
“164b. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), a person must not give assurances of support having effect at the same time in respect of more than 2 persons.
“(2) A person does not count for the purposes of subregulation (1) if that person:
(a) has not turned 18; and
(b) is included in an assurance of support given in respect of another person.
Effect of assurance of support
“164c. If, while an assurance of support has effect in respect of a person, that person has been provided with support in the form of:
(a) a job search allowance payable under Part 2.11 of the Social Security Act 1991; or
(b) a news tart allowance payable under Part 2.12 of that Act; or
(c) a special benefit payable under Part 2.15 of that Act;
an amount equal to the value of the support provided (less any amount paid in respect of the support by or on behalf of that person to the Commonwealth) is a debt due and payable to the Commonwealth by the person who gave the assurance.
Bond (item 2 assurances)
“164d. (1) A person who gives an item 2 assurance in respect of an applicant for a visa or entry permit who has turned 18 must, before a decision is made on the application to which the assurance relates, lodge with the Minister a bond in a form approved by the Minister, for the amount specified in subregulation (2), that secures the payment to the Commonwealth, on demand, of any amount (up to the amount of the bond) due to the Commonwealth under regulation 164c in respect of:
(a) the applicant; and
(b) if the assurance has effect also in relation to a person who has not turned 18, that person.
“(2) The amount of a bond is:
(a) $3,500, if the application to which the assurance relates is not dependent on the holding by, or grant to, another person of a visa or entry permit of the same kind; or
(b) $1,500, if that application is so dependent.
“(3) The person by whom an item 2 assurance was given is not liable for payment of any part of an amount due under regulation 164c until the bond is exhausted.
“(4) If, after taking all reasonable steps to enforce a bond, the Commonwealth is unsuccessful in obtaining payment in full of the amount of the bond, the bond is taken to be exhausted”.
42. Regulation 185 (Fee on application for temporary entry permit granted only in Australia)
42.1 Subregulation 185 (4):
Omit “subregulation (4a),” substitute “subregulations (4a) and (5),”.
42.2 Subregulation 185 (4a):
Omit the subregulation, substitute:
“(4a) Subregulation (4) does not apply to an application if:
(a) the applicant holds:
(i) a private subsidised student entry visa; or
(ii) a private subsidised student entry permit; or
(iii) a prescribed temporary entry permit the application for which would have resulted in the applicant being granted a private subsidised student entry visa or entry permit if the application ‘had been made on or after 19 December 1989; and
(b) the applicant has applied for a private subsidised student entry permit
“(5) Subregulation (4) does not apply to an application if the application is for an entry permit as:
(a) an assisted student or an exchange student; or
(b) a student approved under an overseas students training scheme approved by the Commonwealth, other than the EMSS or a scheme administered by AIDAB.”.
43. Regulation 186 (Fee on application for certain entry permits)
43.1 Paragraph 186 (1) (d):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:
“(d) family and other close ties;”.
44. Schedule 1 (Criteria and representative symbols)
44.1 Items 2 and 2a:
Omit the items, substitute:
“2
at the time of decision, an assurance of support in relation to the applicant has been given by a person and accepted by the Minister
B
2a
if the Minister requires an assurance of support in relation to the applicant, such an assurance has, at the time of decision, been given by a person and accepted by the Minister
B1”.
45. Schedule 2 (Classes of visas, prescribed criteria and code numbers)
45.1 Part 1:
After item 5, insert:
“5a
business skills
(a) the criteria specified in regulation 48a(b) A, D, E, H1
127
5b
business skills (senior executive)
(a) the criteria specified in regulation 48b(b) A, D, E, H1
128”.
46. Schedule 3 (Classes of entry permits)
46.1 Item 7 (column 3):
After “D,”, insert “E,”.
46.2 After item 16, insert:
“16a
business skills
127
16b
business skills (senior executive)
128”.
46.3 Item 30 (column 2):
Omit “Compassionate grounds (family and other close ties)”, substitute “Family and other close ties”.
47. Schedule 6 (Forms)
47.1 Form 1 (subclauses 3 (3) and (5)):
Add at the end:
“(c) I made, or caused to be made, a false or misleading [ ]”. statement in a declaration about my character or conduct or both
Omit “Compassionate grounds”, substitute “Family and other close ties”.
49. New Schedule 9
49.1 Add at the end:
SCHEDULE 9 Regulations 48a and 48b
BUSINESS SKILLS POINTS TEST
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item
Attributes
Number of points
PART 1—BUSINESS ATTRIBUTESDivision 1—Applicant’s principal business (business skills visa)
101
The business:
75
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $5,000,000; and(b) the major activity of the business was in a designated industry sector;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
102
The business:
70
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $3,000,000; and(b) the major activity of the business was in a designated industry sector;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
103
The business:
65
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $1,500,000; and(b) the major activity of the business was in a designated industry sector;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
104
The business:
60
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $750,000; and(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees; and(c) the major activity of the business was in a designated industry sector,in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
105
The business:
60
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $5,000,000; and(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
106
The business:
55
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $500,000; and(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees; and(c) the major activity of the business was in a designated industry sector;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
107
The business:
55
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $3,000,000; and(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
108
The business:
50
(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $1,500,000; and(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees;in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made
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margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">110</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The business:</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">35</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:50.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) had an annual turnover of not less than $500,000; and</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:50.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) employed not less than 5 full-time employees;</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">in not less than 2 of the 3 years immediately preceding the day when the application was made</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Division 2—Applicant’s business (business skills (senior executive) visa)</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">151</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The major activity of the business is in a designated industry sector</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">65</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">152</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The major activity of the business is not in a designated industry sector</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">60</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART 2—AGE OF APPLICANT AT TIME OF APPLICATION</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">201</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than 30 years but under 45 years</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">30</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">202</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than 45 years but under 50 years</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">203</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than 25 years but under 30 years</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">204</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than 50 years but under 56 years</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">205</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Less than 25 years or more than 55 years</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">0</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">PART 3—LANGUAGE ABILITY OF APPLICANT</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">301</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High ability to read, write and speak English</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">30</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">302</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Moderate ability to read, write and speak English</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:11.48%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">303</span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High ability to read, write and speak in 2 or more languages other than English and enrolment in a designated English language course before entry to Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:5.44%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">304</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Low ability to read, write and speak English and applicant has enrolment in a designated English language course before entry to Australia</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">305</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Low or no ability to read, write and speak English</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">0</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">PART </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">4—</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">NET ASSETS OF THE APPLICANT OR OF</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT’S SPOUSE</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-variant:small-caps">TOGETHER</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">401</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than $2,500,000</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">402</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than $1,500,000 but less than $2,500,000</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">403</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Not less than $500,000 but less than $1,500,000</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">404</span></p></td><td style="width:75.72%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Less than $500,000</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">0</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:41.2pt"></td><td style="width:13.4pt"></td><td style="width:271.8pt"></td><td style="width:13pt"></td><td style="width:19.55pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
50. Applications under former regulation 142a for PRC citizen (permanent) entry permits
50.1 For the purposes of an application made before 27 June 1990 for a PRC citizen (permanent) entry permit and awaiting decision on or after that date, regulation 142a of these Regulations as in force on 26 June 1990 is taken to have been amended, with effect from 20 February 1990, by inserting before “the applicant” in paragraphs (b) and (c) “at the time when the application is decided,”.
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 December 1991.