Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Designated APEC Economies IMMI 12/078 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMIES

(Regulation 1.03)

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations1994 (‘the Regulations’), definition of “designated APEC economy”:

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 08/096, signed on 2 February 2009, specifying designated APEC economies for the purposes of the definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; AND

2. SPECIFY each APEC economy set out in the Schedule to this notice as a designated APEC economy for the purposes of the definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.

This Instrument, IMMI 12/078, commences on 1 September 2012.

Dated              15 August   2012

Chris Bowen

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: The definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations provides that a designated APEC economy means an APEC economy specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of the definition.

NOTE 2: “APEC economy” is defined in Regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.

NOTE 3: Subsection 56(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 provides that if the enabling legislation in relation to a legislative instrument as in force at any time before the commencing day required the text of the instrument, or particulars of its making, to be published in the Gazette, the requirement for publication in the Gazette is taken, in relation to any such instrument made on or after that day, to be satisfied if the instrument is registered.] 

SCHEDULE

Designated APEC Economy

Brunei Darussalam

Canada

Chile

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Republic of Indonesia

Japan

The Republic of Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Papua New Guinea

People’s Republic of China

Peru

The Russian Federation

The Republic of the Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan/Chinese Taipei

Thailand

The United States of America

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam