Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
REGIONAL CERTIFYING BODIES AND REGIONAL POSTCODES
(PARAGRAPH 5.19(4)(e), SUBREGULATION 5.19(5), PARAGRAPH 2.43(1)(la))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subregulation 5.19(5), paragraphs 5.19(4)(e) and 2.43(1)(la) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
- REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 10/051, signed on 15 November 2010, specifying bodies for the purposes of paragraph 5.19(4)(e) of the Regulations, specifying a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5), and specifying an area of Australia for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY each of the bodies listed in Schedule A to this Instrument as bodies for the purposes of paragraph 5.19(4)(e) of the Regulations; AND
3. SPECIFY the part of Australia, to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5) of the Regulations; AND
4. SPECIFY the whole area of Australia, except for those areas to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as the area of Australia for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 11/058, commences on 12 September 2011.
Dated 29 August 2011
CHRIS BOWEN
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Paragraph 5.19(4)(e) provides that only a body that has been specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of the paragraph may certify that an employer nomination meets the requirements of paragraphs 5.19(4)(a), (b) and (c).
NOTE 2: Subregulation 5.19(5) provides that regional Australia means a part of Australia specified by Gazette Notice for the definition.
NOTE 3: Paragraph 2.43(1)(la) sets out a prescribed ground for cancelling a visa under section 116 of the Migration Act 1958 and relevantly provides that in the case of the holder of a Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) visa who was granted the visa on the basis of a nomination of an activity under regulation 1.20GA, as in force immediately before 14 September 2009, that the visa holder is living or working within an area specified by the Minster in an instrument in writing for the paragraph.]
SCHEDULE A | |
Australian Capital Territory | |
| ACT Economic Development Directorate
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New South Wales | |
| Industry and Investment NSW
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Central NSW | |
| Regional Development Australia, Central West Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Orana Inc
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Northern NSW | |
| Regional Development Australia, Hunter Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Northern Inland Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Northern Rivers Inc Regional Development Australia, Mid North Coast Inc |
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Eastern NSW | |
| Regional Development Australia, Central Coast Inc
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Southern NSW | |
| Regional Development Australia, Southern Inland Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Illawarra Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Murray Inc |
| Regional Development Australia, Riverina Inc
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Western NSW | |
| Regional Development Australia, Far West Inc
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Northern Territory | |
| Department of Business and Employment
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Queensland | |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Brisbane)
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South East QLD | |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Gold Coast) |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Sunshine Coast)
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South West QLD | |
| Maranoa Regional Council |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Toowoomba)
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SCHEDULE A [cont] | |
Central QLD | |
| Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board Inc |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Rockhampton and Central Qld) |
| Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce Inc |
| Winton Shire Council |
| Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited |
| Regional Development Australia Central Queensland
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North QLD | |
| Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc |
| Cape York Peninsula Development Association Inc |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Cairns and Far North Qld) |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Mackay) |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Townsville and North Qld) |
| Gulf Savannah Development Inc |
| Townsville Enterprise Limited
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South Australia | |
| SA Department of Trade and Economic Development – Immigration SA
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Tasmania | |
| Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts
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Victoria | |
| Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development |
| Regional Development Victoria (Ballarat) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Bendigo) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Geelong) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Mildura) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Shepparton) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Traralgon) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Wangaratta) |
| Regional Development Victoria (Wodonga) |
| Swan Hill Rural City Council |
| Warrnambool City Council |
| Wimmera Development Association Inc.
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Western Australia | |
| Gascoyne Development Commission |
| Great Southern Development Commission |
| Kimberley Development Commission |
| Mid West Development Commission |
| Peel Development Commission |
| Pilbara Development Commission |
| Skilled Migration Western Australia |
| South West Development Commission |
| RDA Goldfields Esperance |
SCHEDULE B | |
REGION |
POSTCODES
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Australian Capital Territory | Entire Territory
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New South Wales (Except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong) | 2250 to 2251 – (Central Coast) 2256 to 2263 – (Central Coast) 2311 to 2312 2328 to 2411 2420 to 2490 2536 to 2551 2575 to 2594 2618 to 2739 2787 to 2898
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Northern Territory | Entire Territory
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Queensland (Except the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast) | 4124 to 4125 4133 4211 4270 to 4272 4275 4280 4285 4287 4307 to 4499 4515 4517 to 4519 4522 to 4899
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South Australia | Entire State
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Tasmania | Entire State
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SCHEDULE B [cont] | |
Victoria (Except Melbourne metropolitan area) | 3211 to 3334 3340 to 3424 3430 to 3649 3658 to 3749 3753 3756 3758 3762 3764 3778 to 3781 3783 3797 3799 3816 to 3909 3921 to 3925 3945 to 3974 3979 3981 to 3996
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Western Australia | Entire State |