Page 7 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 12 February 2019
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‘first-in, first-served’ system. The rank and select merit-based application process was the preferred stakeholder outcome in the review of the ACT 190 nomination program.
The merit-based assessment system allows the ACT Government to better manage demand and select the most suitable applicants for nomination. It is now anticipated the program will no longer need to be closed, without notice, to manage demand.
Overseas and Canberra-based candidates, including international students affected by the 29 June 2018 program restrictions, may express their interest in ACT 190 nomination by completing a score-based Canberra matrix. Candidates accumulate points against the various measures of demonstrated economic contribution or benefit and/or a genuine commitment to be part of the ACT, and are then ranked. Candidates who were resident in Canberra on or before 29 June 2018 are allocated additional points in the matrix as a transitional measure.
On 16 November 2018 the Department of Home Affairs increased the 2018-19 national allocation for State/Territory 190 nomination to 19,600 places; with the ACT allocation increased by 600 to a total of 1,400 nomination places for 2018-19. With the increased 2018-19 allocation, there are now approximately 1,100 places available for the ACT 190 nomination in this financial year.
It is important to understand that international student visas for study at Australian institutions are aimed at supporting an educational outcome. Students who choose and pursue a course and place of study based on an intention to qualify for permanent residency do so at their own volition. The ACT Government does not actively promote the ACT Skilled Nominated 190 program to international students through any media or marketing campaigns, nor can the ACT Government be accountable for how intermediaries and interested third parties present this pathway to their clients.
The Government understands the uncertainty that the June 2018 program closure created for some international students, but we have re-set the 190 visa program so it is fairer and more sustainable.
Phillip precinct code—petitions 12-18 and 20-18
By Mr Gentleman, Minister for Planning and Land Management, dated 9 January 2019, in response to petitions lodged by Ms Le Couteur on 23 October 2018 concerning amendment to the Phillip precinct code.
The response read as follows:
Dear Mr Duncan
Thank you for your letter of 23 October 2018 regarding petition Nos 12-18 and 20-18 lodged by Ms Caroline Le Couteur MLA on behalf of 83 residents of the Australian Capital Territory, with the principal petitioner of petition 12-18 being Ms Fiona Carrick.
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