Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under regulation 1.03 Appropriate Regional Authority May 2010 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

“APPROPRIATE REGIONAL AUTHORITY”

(REGULATION 1.03)

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under the definition of “appropriate regional authority” in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) hereby:

1. REVOKE the Instrument number IMMI 09/061 signed on 14 June 2009 specifying Departments and authorities as appropriate regional authorities for the purposes of the definition of “appropriate regional authority” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; and

1. SPECIFY for the purposes of the definition of “appropriate regional authority” in regulation 1.03 the Departments or authorities of the States and Territories listed in the Schedule to this notice in relation to the grant of visas of the following classes:

• Business Skills (Migrant) (Class AD);

• Business Skills – Established Business (Residence) (Class BH);

• Business Skills (Residence) (Class DF);

• Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR); and

• Investor Retirement (Class UY).

This Instrument IMMI 10/041 commences on 1 July 2010.

Dated 24 May 2010

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE: An “appropriate regional authority” is defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations. The definition provides that in relation to a State or Territory and applications for visas of a particular class, an “appropriate regional authority” is a Department or authority of that State or Territory that is specified by Gazette Notice, for the purposes of these Regulations, in relation to the grant of visas of that class.

SCHEDULE

State or Territory	Departments and Authorities
New South Wales	Department of State and Regional Development
Victoria	Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
Queensland	Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Western Australia	Small Business Development Corporation
South Australia	Department of Trade and Economic Development
Tasmania	Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts
Northern Territory	Department of Business and Employment
Australian Capital Territory	ACT Chief Minister’s Department