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 October 2009 (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 EVANS, 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 08/020, signed on 12 May 2008, specifying bodies for the purposes of paragraphs 5.19(4)(e) and 1.20GA(1)(e) of the Regulations and approving those bodies for the purposes of clause 471.229G of Schedule 2, specifying a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5), and specifying an area 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 paragraphs 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 09/120, commences on 9 November 2009.
Dated 22 October 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Paragraph 5.19(4)(e) provides that only a body that has been specified for the purposes of that 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 this 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 being employed in Australia by a business sponsor, and in respect of whom there is a nomination of an activity under regulation 1.20GA, that the visa holder is living or working within an area specified in a Gazette Notice for that paragraph.]
| SCHEDULE A | |
| Australian Capital Territory | |
| ACT Chief Minister’s Department | |
| 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 | |
| Eastern 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 | |
| Small Business Development Corporation | |
| South West Development Commission | |
| Wheatbelt Development Commission | |
| 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) |
| Northern Territory | Entire Territory |
| Queensland (Except the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast) | 4124 to 4125 4133 |
| South Australia | Entire State |
| Tasmania | Entire State |
| SCHEDULE B [Cont.] | |
| Victoria (Except Melbourne metropolitan area) | 3211 to 3334 3340 to 3424 |
| Western Australia (Except Perth and surrounding areas) | 6041 to 6044 6083 to 6084 6200 to 6799 |
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