ADDRESSES FOR TRADE SKILLS TRAINING SPONSOR AND VISA APPLICATIONS

(REGULATIONS 1.20UK(4) AND 1220B(3)(e))

I, JOHN COBB, Acting Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17, subregulation 1.20UK(4) and paragraph 1220B(3)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

1. SPECIFY the following address as the post office box address for the purposes of paragraph 1.20UK(4)(a) and subparagraph 1220B(3)(e)(i):

 DIMIA Business and Regional Engagement Branch

 GPO Box 9984

 BRISBANE  QLD  4001

2. SPECIFY the following address as the address for courier delivery for the purposes of paragraph 1.20UK(4)(b) and subparagraph 1220B(3)(e)(ii):

 DIMIA Business and Regional Engagement Branch

Level 14

313 Adelaide Street

BRISBANE  QLD  4000

3. SPECIFY the following facsimile number for the purposes of paragraph 1.20UK(4)(c) and subparagraph 1220B(3)(e)(iii):

 (07) 3360 5147

This Instrument commences on 1 November 2005.

Dated 25 October 2005

JOHN COBB

 Acting Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2: Subregulation 1.20UK(4) provides that applications to become an approved trade skills training sponsor  must be made by posting the application to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice, having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice or having the application sent by facsimile to the address specified in a Gazette Notice.

NOTE 3: Paragraph 1220B(3)(e) provides that applications by a person seeking to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Subclass 471 (Trade Skills Training) visa must be made by posting the application to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice, having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice or having the application sent by facsimile to the address specified in a Gazette Notice.]