ENGLISH COURSES AND CITIZENSHIP COURSES HELD FOR HOLDERS OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY VISAS

(SECTIONS 4(b)(ii) AND 4(c)(ii))

 

I, ANDREW ROBB, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 (‘the Act’):

 

1. REVOKE the Instrument signed 5 August 2004 that specifies temporary visas for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Act; AND

 

2. SPECIFY, for the purposes of subparagraphs 4(b)(ii) and 4(c)(ii) of the Act, the following classes of temporary visas:

 

(a)                Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR);

(b)               Interdependency (Provisional) (Class UG);

(c)                Partner (Provisional) (Class UF);

(d)               Partner (Temporary) (Class UK);

(e)                Resolution of Status (Temporary) (Class UH);

(f)                Skilled Designated Area Sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ);

(g)               Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX);

 

 

This Instrument has effect from 1 July 2006.

 

 

Dated                   30 June                         2006

 

 

ANDREW ROBB

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

 

 

 

 

NOTE 1: Subparagraph 4(b)(ii) of the Act provides the Minister may arrange for English courses and citizenship courses to be provided in Australia for persons who hold a temporary visa of a class specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

NOTE 2: Subparagraph 4(c)(ii) of the Act provides the Minister may arrange for English courses and citizenship courses to be provided in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or in the Territory of Christmas Island for persons in the Territory concerned who hold a temporary visa of a class specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.]