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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

DETERMINATION OF THE FIXED MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIFIED SKILLED VISAS THAT MAY BE GRANTED IN THE 2015-2016 FINANCIAL YEAR 2015

(Section 85)

I, MICHAELIA CASH, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act):

   1. REVOKE Instrument IMMI 10/023, signed on 23 June 2010 (F2010L01599);
   2. DETERMINE that, in accordance with the following table, for the subclasses of visa specified in Column A, for the purpose of the prescribed criteria for a subclass of visa as specified in Column B, the maximum number of visas that are to be granted in the financial year 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, must not exceed the number specified in Column C:
COLUMN A                                        COLUMN B                                                   COLUMN C

Subclass of visa                                Criterion in Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994  Maximum number of visas
Subclass 175 Skilled – Independent visa         Paragraph 175.228(a)                                       219
Subclass 176 Skilled – Sponsored visa           Paragraph 176.229(a)                                       36
Subclass 475 Skilled – Regional Sponsored visa  Paragraph 475.229(a)                                       29

3.             This Instrument, IMMI 15/112, commences on 22 September 2015.

Dated: 14 September 2015

Michaelia Cash
MICHAELIA CASH

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection