Immigration (Education) Act 1971 Notice under subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) Temporary Visas August 2004 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Immigration (Education) Act 1971

NOTICE UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS 4(b)(ii) AND 4(c)(ii) OF THE IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) ACT 1971

I, GARY HARDGRAVE, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’), hereby:

1. REVOKE the notice specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Act signed on 31 March 2003; AND

2. SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Act, the following classes of temporary visas:

(a)Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);

(b)Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);

(c)Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);

(d)Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);

(e)Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH); and

(f)Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX).

This notice has effect on and from 1 September 2004.

Dated 5 August 2004.

GARY HARDGRAVE

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

NOTE 1:  Subparagraph 4(b)(ii) of the Act provides the Minister may arrange for English courses and citizenship courses to be provided in Australia for persons who hold a temporary visa of a class specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

NOTE 2: Subparagraph 4(c)(ii) of the Act provides the Minister may arrange for English courses and citizenship courses to be provided in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or in the Territory of Christmas Island for persons in the Territory concerned who hold a temporary visa of a class specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.]