Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 5.19(4)(e), subregulation 5.19(5) and paragraph 2.43(1)(la) - Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes - August 2011 (Cth)
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
REGIONAL CERTIFYING BODIES AND REGIONAL POSTCODES
(PARAGRAPH 5.19(4)(e), SUBREGULATION 5.19(5), PARAGRAPH 2.43(1)(la))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulation 5.19(5), paragraphs 5.19(4)(e) and 2.43(1)(la) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 10/051, signed on 15 November 2010, specifying bodies for the purposes of paragraph 5.19(4)(e) of the Regulations, specifying a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5), and specifying an area of Australia for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations; AND
SPECIFY each of the bodies listed in Schedule A to this Instrument as bodies for the purposes of paragraph 5.19(4)(e) of the Regulations; AND
SPECIFY the part of Australia, to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5) of the Regulations; AND
SPECIFY the whole area of Australia, except for those areas to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as the area of Australia for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 11/058, commences on 12 September 2011.
Dated 29 August 2011
CHRIS BOWEN
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Paragraph 5.19(4)(e) provides that only a body that has been specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of the paragraph may certify that an employer nomination meets the requirements of paragraphs 5.19(4)(a), (b) and (c).
NOTE 2: Subregulation 5.19(5) provides that regional Australia means a part of Australia specified by Gazette Notice for the definition.
NOTE 3: Paragraph 2.43(1)(la) sets out a prescribed ground for cancelling a visa under section 116 of the Migration Act 1958 and relevantly provides that in the case of the holder of a Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) visa who was granted the visa on the basis of a nomination of an activity under regulation 1.20GA, as in force immediately before 14 September 2009, that the visa holder is living or working within an area specified by the Minster in an instrument in writing for the paragraph.]
SCHEDULE A Australian Capital Territory
ACT Economic Development Directorate
New South Wales Industry and Investment NSW
Central NSW Regional Development Australia, Central West Inc Regional Development Australia, Orana Inc
Northern NSW Regional Development Australia, Hunter Inc Regional Development Australia, Northern Inland Inc Regional Development Australia, Northern Rivers Inc
Regional Development Australia, Mid North Coast IncEastern NSW Regional Development Australia, Central Coast Inc
Southern NSW Regional Development Australia, Southern Inland Inc Regional Development Australia, Illawarra Inc Regional Development Australia, Murray Inc Regional Development Australia, Riverina Inc
Western NSW Regional Development Australia, Far West Inc
Northern Territory Department of Business and Employment
Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Brisbane)
South East QLD Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Gold Coast) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Sunshine Coast)
South West QLD Maranoa Regional Council Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Toowoomba)
SCHEDULE A [cont]
Central QLD
Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board Inc Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Rockhampton and Central Qld) Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce Inc Winton Shire Council Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited Regional Development Australia Central Queensland
North QLD Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc Cape York Peninsula Development Association Inc Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Cairns and Far North Qld) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Mackay) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Townsville and North Qld) Gulf Savannah Development Inc Townsville Enterprise Limited
South Australia SA Department of Trade and Economic Development – Immigration SA
Tasmania Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts
Victoria Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Regional Development Victoria (Ballarat) Regional Development Victoria (Bendigo) Regional Development Victoria (Geelong) Regional Development Victoria (Mildura) Regional Development Victoria (Shepparton) Regional Development Victoria (Traralgon) Regional Development Victoria (Wangaratta) Regional Development Victoria (Wodonga) Swan Hill Rural City Council Warrnambool City Council Wimmera Development Association Inc.
Western Australia Gascoyne Development Commission Great Southern Development Commission Kimberley Development Commission Mid West Development Commission Peel Development Commission Pilbara Development Commission Skilled Migration Western Australia South West Development Commission RDA Goldfields Esperance
SCHEDULE B
REGION
POSTCODES
Australian Capital Territory
Entire Territory
New South Wales (Except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong)
2250 to 2251 – (Central Coast)
2256 to 2263 – (Central Coast)
2311 to 2312
2328 to 2411
2420 to 2490
2536 to 2551
2575 to 2594
2618 to 2739
2787 to 2898Northern Territory
Entire Territory
Queensland (Except the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast)
4124 to 4125
4133
4211
4270 to 4272
4275
4280
4285
4287
4307 to 4499
4515
4517 to 4519
4522 to 4899South Australia
Entire State
Tasmania
Entire State
SCHEDULE B [cont] Victoria (Except Melbourne metropolitan area)
3211 to 3334
3340 to 3424
3430 to 3649
3658 to 3749
3753
3756
3758
3762
3764
3778 to 3781
3783
3797
3799
3816 to 3909
3921 to 3925
3945 to 3974
3979
3981 to 3996Western Australia
Entire State
0
0
0