Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

MIGRATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2007 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 69 OF 2007) - SCHEDULE 5

(regulation 7)

[1]           Subregulation 2.26B (1)

substitute

         (1)   Subject to subregulation (1A), the Minister may, by an instrument in writing for this subregulation, specify a person or body as the relevant assessing authority for:

                (a)    a skilled occupation; and

               (b)    one or more countries;

for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment made by a resident of one of those countries.

      (1A)   The Minister must not make an instrument under subregulation (1) unless the person or body has been approved in writing as the relevant assessing authority for the occupation by:

                (a)    the Education Minister; or

               (b)    the Employment Minister.