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entry level to the course leading to the qualification is satisfactory completion of:
 (i) in the case of a bachelor degree—year 12 in the Australian school system or of equivalent schooling; and
 (ii) in the case of a masters degree—a bachelor degree awarded at an Australian educational institution or of an equivalent award; and
 (iii) in the case of a doctoral degree—a bachelor degree awarded with honours, or a masters degree, at an Australian educational institution or of an equivalent award; and
 (iv) in the case of a graduate diploma—a degree (the preceding degree for the graduate diploma) to which subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) applies; and
 (b) in the case of a graduate diploma—the course leading to the qualification:
 (i) is a related course of study to the course leading to the award of the preceding degree for the graduate diploma; and
 (ii) is commenced within the same, or the next, academic year as the academic year in which the preceding degree for the graduate diploma was completed.
diploma has the same meaning as in subregulation 2.26AC(6).
trade qualification has the same meaning as in subregulation 2.26AC(6).
Note 3: For registered course, relevant assessing authority and skilled occupation, see regulation 1.03.
485.2—Primary criteria
Note: The primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 485 visa include criteria set out in streams.
 If an applicant applies for a Subclass 485 visa in the Post‑Vocational Education Work stream, the criteria in Subdivisions 485.21 and 485.22 are the primary criteria for the grant of the visa.
 If an applicant applies for a Subclass 485 visa in the Post‑Higher Education Work stream, the criteria in Subdivisions 485.21 and 485.23 are the primary criteria.
 If an applicant applies for a Subclass 485 visa in the Replacement stream, the criteria in Subdivision 485.21 are the primary criteria. There are no additional primary criteria for the Replacement stream.
 The primary criteria must be satisfied by at least one member of a family unit.
 The other members of the family unit who are applicants for a visa of this subclass need satisfy only the secondary criteria.
 All criteria must be satisfied at the time a decision is made on the application, unless otherwise stated.
485.21—Common criteria
Note: These criteria are for all applicants seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 485 visa.

485.211
  The applicant:
 (a) has not previously held a Subclass 476 (Skilled — Recognised Graduate) visa that was granted on the basis that the applicant satisfied the primary criteria for the grant of the visa; and
 (b) has not previously held a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa in the Graduate Work stream or the Post‑Vocational Education Work stream on the