Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Act 1958
Migration Regulations
POINTS SCORES - BUSINESS SKILLS TEST
I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations ("the Regulations"):
(1) REVOKE all existing notices specifying the number of points for the business skills points test for the purposes of the Regulations; and
(2) SPECIFY, for the purposes of subclauses 127.222(1), 128.222(1), 129.222(1), 130.222(1), 131.223(1), 840.222(1), 841.222(1), 842.222(1), 843.222(1), 844.223(1), 845.222(1) and 846.222(1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, that the number of points for the "business skills points test" (as defined by regulation 1.03 of the Regulations) is 105 points.
This notice has effect on and from 1 July 1997.
Dated 20th June 1997.
PHILIP RUDDOCK
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
[NOTES: (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.
(2) The Business Skills (Migrant) (Class AD) visa class includes subclasses 127 (Business Owner), 128 (Senior Executive), 129 (State\Territory Business owner), 130 (State\Territory Sponsored Senior Executive), and 131 (Investment-linked).
(3) The Business Skills (Residence)(Class BH) visa class includes subclasses 840 (Business Owner), 841 (Senior Executive), 842 (State\Territory Sponsored Business Owner), 843 (State\Territory Sponsored Senior Executive), 844 (Investment-linked), 845 (Established Business in Australia), and 846 (State\Territory Sponsored Regional Established Business in Australia).]