Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 367 MIGRATION (1993) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 8

                       SCHEDULE 8              Regulation 1.3

BUSINESS SKILLS POINTS TEST - ATTRIBUTES AND POINTS
Column 1   Column 2                                   Column 3

Item       Attributes                                 Number of

points
PART 1 - BUSINESS ATTRIBUTES
Division 1 - Applicant's principal business (business skills visa) 8101 The
business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        5,000,000; and

   (b)  had its major activity in a designated industry sector; in each of any
        2 of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  75
8102 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        3,000,000; and

   (b)  had its major activity in a designated industry sector; in each of any
        2 of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                   70
8103 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        1,500,000; and

   (b)  had its major activity in a designated industry sector; in each of any
        2 of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  65
8104 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD 750,000;
        and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; and

   (c)  had its major activity in a designated industry sector; in each of any
        2 of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  60
8105 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        5,000,000; and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; in each of any 2 of the
        3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  60
8106 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD 500,000;
        and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; and

   (c)  had its major activity in a designated industry sector; in each of any
        2 of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  55
8107 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        3,000,000; and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; in each of any 2 of the
        3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  55
8108 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD
        1,500,000; and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; in each of any 2 of the
        3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  50
8109 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD 750,000;
        and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; in each of any 2 of the
        3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                  40
8110 The business:

   (a)  had an annual turnover of not less than the equivalent of AUD 500,000;
        and

   (b)  employed not fewer than 5 full-time employees; in each of any 2 of the
        3 fiscal years immediately preceding
the making of the application                                 35

Division 2 - Business Employing the Applicant (business
skills (senior executive) visa) 8151 The major activity of the business was in
a designated industry sector in each of any 2 of the 3 fiscal years
immediately preceding the making of the application            65
8152 The major activity of the business was not in a designated industry
sector in each of any 2 of the 3 fiscal
years immediately preceding the making of the application       60

PART 2 - AGE OF APPLICANT AT TIME OF APPLICATION
8201  Not less than 30 years but under 45 years                  30

8202  Not less than 45 years but under 50 years                  20

8203  Not less than 25 years but under 30 years                  15

8204  Not less than 50 years but under 56 years                  10

8205  Less than 25 years or more than 55 years                    0

PART 3 - LANGUAGE ABILITY OF APPLICANT
8301  High ability to read, write and speak English               30

8302  Moderate ability to read, write and speak English           20
8303 High ability to read, write and speak in 2 or more languages other than
English and enrolment in a designated
English language course before entry to Australia                 10
8304 Low ability to read, write and speak English and applicant has enrolment
in a designated English language course
before entry to Australia                                         10

8305  Low or no ability to read, write and speak English           0

PART 4 - NET ASSETS OF THE APPLICANT OR OF THE APPLICANT
AND THE APPLICANt's SPOUSE TOGETHER
8401  Not less than the equivalent of AUD 2,500,000                15
8402 Not less than the equivalent of AUD 1,500,000 but less
than the equivalent of AUD 2,500,000                               10
8403 Not less than the equivalent of AUD 500,000 but less than
the equivalent of AUD 1,500,000                                     5

8404  Less than the equivalent of AUD 500,000                       0