Immigration (Education) Act 1971 Specification under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) English Courses for Holders of Certain Temporary Visas December 2010 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Immigration (Education) Act 1971

ENGLISH COURSES FOR HOLDERS OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY VISAS

(SUBPARAGRAPH 4A(a)(ii))

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’):

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 07/061, signed on 28 August 2007, specifying temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Act; AND

2. SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraph 4A(a)(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);

(f)Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);

(g)Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);

(h)Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 475);

(i)Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487).

This Instrument, IMMI 10/058, commences on 1 January 2011.

Dated 8 December 2010

CHRIS BOWEN

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE: Subparagraph 4A(a)(ii) of the Act provides that a person is eligible for English courses if he or she is in Australia and holds a temporary visa of a class specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister.]