# Minister may set pool mark and pass mark

> act-s96 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

96 Minister may set pool mark and pass mark
          (1) The Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette,
              specify, in relation to a class of visas, the pool mark for the
              purposes of this Act and the regulations.
          (2) The Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette,
              specify, in relation to applications for visas of a particular class, the
              pass mark for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.
          (3) A notice under subsection (1) or (2) operates to revoke the
              previous notice under that subsection in relation to the same class
              of visas and also operates as a variation of the mark specified in the
              previous notice.
          (4) The Minister shall cause copies of each notice under subsection (1)
              or (2) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15
              sitting days of that House after the publication of the notice in the
              Gazette.
          (5) This Act does not prevent a pool mark and a pass mark from being
              equal.
          (6) This Act does not prevent a pool mark and a pass mark from being
              varied independently of each other.










Subdivision C—Visas based on incorrect information may be
          cancelled