# Migration (IMMI 18/037: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2018 > F2018L00291 — as made — Status: InForce — Made/registered 2018-03-16 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00291/latest/text > _As-made (original) text, reproduced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au) under CC BY 4.0. For amended instruments the current compilation may differ; confirm against the official source._ Migration (IMMI 18/037: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2018 I, Alan Tudge, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument. Dated 15 March 2018 Alan Tudge THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Contents Part 1- Preliminary 1  Name 2  Commencement 3  Authority 4  Definitions 5  Schedules Part 2 – Specification of Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Australia 6  Regional Certifying Bodies 7   Regional Australia Schedule 1—Regional Certifying Bodies Schedule 2—Regional Australia Schedule 3—Application of this Instrument Schedule 4—Repeals Migration (IMMI 17/059: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2017 (F2017L01460) Part 1- Preliminary 1  Name •            This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 18/037: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2018. •            This instrument may be cited as IMMI 18/037. 2  Commencement This instrument commences on 18 March 2018. 3  Authority This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994: •            subparagraph 5.19(12)(g)(i); and •            subregulation 5.19(16). 4  Definitions In this instrument: Regional Certifying Body means a body that is specified by Schedule 1 to this instrument. Regulation means the Migration Regulations 1994. 5  Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. Part 2 – Specification of Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Australia 6  Regional Certifying Bodies •            For the purposes of subparagraph 5.19(12)(g)(i) of the Regulations, each body mentioned in Schedule 1 to this instrument is specified. 7  Regional Australia •             For the definition of regional Australia in subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations, each part of a State or Territory that is stated or comes within the postcodes stated in Schedule 2 to this instrument for that State or Territory, is specified. Schedule 1—Regional Certifying Bodies STATE or TERRITORY BODY AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ACT Economic Development Directorate NEW SOUTH WALES Industry and Investment NSW Central NSW - Regional Development Australia, Central West Inc Central NSW - Regional Development Australia, Orana Inc Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Hunter Inc Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Northern Inland Inc Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Northern Rivers Inc Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Mid North Coast Inc Eastern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Central Coast Inc Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Southern Inland Inc Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Illawarra Inc Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Murray Inc Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Far South Coast Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Riverina Inc Western NSW - Regional Development Australia, Far West Inc NORTHERN TERRITORY Department of Trade, Business and Innovation QUEENSLAND Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Brisbane) South East Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Gold Coast) South East Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Sunshine Coast) South West Qld - Maranoa Regional Council South West Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Toowoomba) Central Qld - Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board Central Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Rockhampton and Central Qld) Central Qld - Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce Central Qld - Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited North Qld - Cairns Chamber of Commerce North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Cairns and Far North Qld) North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Mackay) North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Townsville and North Qld) SOUTH AUSTRALIA Department of State Development TASMANIA Department of State Growth VICTORIA Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Ballarat) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Bendigo) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Geelong)  Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Mildura) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Shepparton) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Traralgon) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Wangaratta) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Wodonga) Ballarat City Council Greater Geelong City Council Swan Hill Rural City Council Rural City of Wangaratta City Council Warrnambool City Council Wimmera Development Association Inc WESTERN AUSTRALIA Department of Training and Workforce Development RDA Goldfields Esperance Schedule 2—Regional Australia AREA POSTCODES INCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY All postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory NEW SOUTH WALES (Excluding Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong) 2250 to 2251 2256 to 2263 2311 to 2312 2328 to 2411 2415 2420 to 2490 2536 to 2551 2575 to 2594 2618 to 2739 2787 to 2898 NORFOLK ISLAND All postcodes in Norfolk Island NORTHERN TERRITORY All postcodes in the Northern Territory QUEENSLAND (Excluding the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast) 4124 to 4125 4133 4211 4270 to 4272 4275 4280 4285 4287 4307 to 4499 4515 4517 to 4519 4522 to 4899 SOUTH AUSTRALIA All postcodes in South Australia TASMANIA All postcodes in Tasmania VICTORIA (Excluding the Melbourne metropolitan area) 3211 to 3334 3340 to 3424 3430 to 3649 3658 to 3749 3753 3756 3758 3762 3764 3778 to 3781 3783 3797 3799 3816 to 3909 3921 to 3925 3945 to 3974 3979 3981 to 3996 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Excluding the Perth metropolitan area) 6041 to 6044 6083 to 6084 6121 to 6126 6200 to 6799 Schedule 3—Application of this Instrument •            This instrument applies in relation to the following: •            an application for approval of a nomination relating to the Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa made on or after 18 March 2018; •            an application for a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa made on or after 18 March 2018, if the related application for approval of a nomination is made on or after that date. Schedule 4—Repeals Migration (IMMI 17/059: Regional Certifying Bodies and Regional Postcodes) Instrument 2017 (F2017L01460) 1  The whole of the instrument Repeal the instrument