Immigration (Education) Charge Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 107 1

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Immigration (Education) Charge Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Immigration (Education) Charge Act 1992.

Dated 13 June 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1996.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Immigration (Education) Charge Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 6 (Prescribed amounts—section 6 of the Act)

3.1   Paragraph 6 (d):

Omit “on or after 1 November 1995”, substitute “during the period from 1 November 1995 to 30 June 1996 (inclusive)”.

3.2   Add at the end:

• “; and (e)

  the amount prescribed in respect of an application made on or after 1 July 1996 for a visa of a class provided for by the Migration Regulations is the amount set out in Part 5 of the Schedule in relation to that class and the circumstances of application.”.

4.   Schedule (Amounts of English Education Charge)

4.1   Part 4:

Omit the heading, substitute:

“PART 4— VISAS APPLIED FOR FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1995 TO 30 JUNE 1996 (INCLUSIVE)”.

4.2   Add at the end:

“PART 5—VISAS APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1996

Column 1 Item no.	Column 2 Class of visa applied for and circumstances of application	Column 3 Amount $
501	Business Skills (Migrant) (Class AD): (a) applicant satisfying primary criteria (b) applicant satisfying secondary criteria	4,405 2,200
502	Concessional Family (Migrant) (Class AJ) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
503	Distinguished Talent (Migrant) (Class AL) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
504	Employer Nomination (Migrant) (Class AN): (a) applicant satisfying primary criteria (b) applicant satisfying secondary criteria	4,405 2,200
505	Family of NZ Citizen (Migrant) (Class AP) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
506	Former Citizen (Migrant) (Class AQ) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
507	Former Resident (Migrant) (Class AR) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
508	Independent (Migrant) (Class AT) (applicant satisfying primary or secondary criteria)	2,200
509	Labour Agreement (Migrant) (Class AU): (a) applicant satisfying primary criteria (b) applicant satisfying secondary criteria	4,405 2,200”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 June 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 30 as amended by 1993 No. 254; 1994 Nos. 12 and 263; 1995 Nos. 39, 118, 265 and 304.