EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
INSTITUTIONS AND DISCIPLINES FOR
SUBCLASS 476 (SKILLED – RECOGNISED GRADUATE) VISAS
(CLAUSE 476.212)
- This Instrument is made under clause 476.212 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
- Clause 476.212 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations provides that the applicant must have
(a) completed a course in the period of 24 months ending immediately before the day on which the application is made; and (b) at an institution specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for the paragraph, for the award of a degree or higher qualification in a discipline specified in an instrument in writing for the clause. - The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the educational institutions in alphabetical order by country and, in particular, to specify four additional educational institutions where that course of study must have been undertaken and completed for an applicant to be eligible for the grant of a Skilled – Recognised Graduate, subclass 476 visa.
- This instrument adds the following additional educational institutions so that graduates from their Engineering faculties can be eligible to apply for the grant of a Skilled – Recognised Graduate, subclass 476 visa:
- Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Canada);
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile);
- University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (Malaysia)
- University of Liverpool (UK).
5. Consultation was undertaken before the instrument was made with key industry bodies including the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA), the Chamber of Minerals and Energy Western Australia, the Minerals Council of Australia, the Australian Mines and Metals Association and the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association.
6. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that there is no compliance cost to business or impact on competition in relation to this instrument.
7. The Instrument number IMMI 10/053 commences on 30 October 2010.