Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Designated Languages for the Purposes of Regulation 1.03 - June 2002

 Commonwealth of Australia

 Migration Act 1958

 Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF DESIGNATED LANGUAGES FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 1.03 OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations") hereby:

1. REVOKE the previous instrument specifying designated languages for the purposes of regulation 1.03 dated 23 June 1999;

2.      SPECIFY each of the languages referred to in the Schedule as a designated language for the purposes of the definition of  “designated language” in regulation 1.03.

This notice has effect on publication.

Dated 27 June 2002.

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

Note 2: The definition of ‘designated language’ in regulation 1.03 provides that a designated language means a language that is specified by Gazette Notice as a designated language.]

SCHEDULE – DESIGNATED LANGUAGES