Statutory Rules 1993 No. 311

Immigration (Education) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971.

Dated 8 February 1993.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GERRY HAND

Minister of State for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

1. Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on 1 March 1993.

2. Amendment

2.1 The Immigration (Education) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3. Regulation 5 (Definitions—section 4A of the Act)

3.1 Subregulation 5 (1):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

“(1) For the purposes of section 4A of the Act, the following cards are prescribed:

(a) the cards known as:

(i) the Health Benefits Card; or

(ii) the Pensioner Health Benefits Card;

issued by the Department of Social Security for the purposes of the National Health Act 1953;

(b) the card known as the Health Care Card issued by the Department of Social Security for the purposes of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(c) the cards known as:

(i) the Dependant Treatment Entitlement Card; or

(ii) the Pensioner Health Benefits Card;

issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purposes of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.”.

4. New regulation 6

4.1 Add at the end:

Prescribed matters—paragraph 4D (3) (b) of the Act

“6. For the purposes of paragraph 4D (3) (b) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed:

(a) the employment record of the person referred to in section 4D of the Act;

(b) the record of that person in learning English;

(c) any long term illness of the person;

(d) the family commitments of the person;

in the period of 36 months starting on the visa commencement date.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 432.