COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Migration Act 1958
Migration Regulations
LIST OF OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING ENGLISH - REGULATION 1.19
I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.19 of the Migration Regulations, hereby:
(1) REVOKE all earlier notices made under regulation 1.19 of the Migration Regulations; and
(2) PUBLISH THE LIST OF THE OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH of at least the standard required for the award of 15 points under Part 3 of Schedule 6 of the Migration Regulations, being those occupations described in the Schedule to this notice.
Dated 2 February 1998.
PHILIP RUDDOCK
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
[NOTE (1). Regulation 1.19 of the Migration Regulations provides that the Minister may publish by Gazette Notice a list of occupations requiring proficiency in English of at least the standard required for the award of 15 points under Part 3 of Schedule 6 of the Regulations.
NOTE (2). This notice has effect on and from Gazettal.]
SCHEDULE
OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING ENGLISH
(A) ALL OCCUPATIONS included in the following Major Groups listed in the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations Dictionary ("ASCO Second Edition Dictionary"):
1. Major Group 1 - Managers and Administrators;
2. Major Group 2 - Professionals;
3. Major Group 3 - Associate Professionals;
4. Major Group 4 - Tradespersons and Related Workers; and
5. Major Group 5 - Advanced Clerical and Service Workers.
BUT NOT INCLUDING any of the Occupations that are contained in the following ASCO Second Edition Dictionary Unit Groups included in those Major Groups:
6. 1311 - Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers;
7. 1312 - Livestock Farmers;
8. 1313 - Crop Farmers;
9. 1314 - Aquaculture Farmers;
10. 2515 - Ministers of Religion;
11. 2531 - Visual Arts and Craft Professionals;
12. 2532 - Photographers;
13. 3322 - Chefs;
14. 4612 - Shearers;
15. 4614 - Animal Trainers.
AND NOT INCLUDING the following ASCO Second Edition Dictionary Occupations included in those Major Groups:
16. 2533-11 - Fashion Designer;
17. 2533-17 - Interior Designer;
18. 2537-13 - Singer;
19. 2537-15 - Instrumental Musician;
20. 2537-17 - Composer;
21. 2537-79 - Musicians and Related Professionals, not elsewhere classified;
22. 2538-13 - Dancer or Choreographer;
23. 3993-11 - Jockey;
24. 4211-11 - Motor Mechanic;
25. 4213-11 - Panel Beater;
26. 4214-11 - Vehicle Painter;
27. 4215-11 - Vehicle Body Maker;
28. 4216-11 - Vehicle Trimmer;
29. 4411-11 - Carpenter and Joiner;
30. 4411-13 - Carpenter;
31. 4411-15 - Joiner;
32. 4412-11 - Fibrous Plasterer;
33. 4413-11 - Roof Slater and Tiler;
34. 4414-11 - Bricklayer;
35. 4415-11 - Solid Plasterer;
36. 4416-11 - Wall and Floor Tiler;
37. 4416-13 - Stonemason;
38. 4421-11 - Painter and Decorator;
39. 4423-11 - Floor Finisher;
40. 4512-11 - Baker;
41. 4512-13 - Pastrycook;
42. 4513-11 - Cook;
43. 4519-13 - Buttermaker or Cheesemaker;
44. 4931-11 - Hairdresser;
45. 4941-17 - Apparel Cutter;
46. 4941-79 - Clothing Tradesperson, not elsewhere classified;
47. 4982-13 - Glass Blower.
(B) ALL OCCUPATIONS contained in the following ASCO Second Edition Dictionary Unit Group:
48. 6323 - Waiters.