Central Western Queensland Regional Certifying Body

RAPAD is a Regional Certifying Body (RCB) appointed by the Department of Immigration and
Citizenship.

Geographic area of interest

While the geographic boundaries for assessment purposes are not
strictly defined, we will usually only assess nominations pertaining to the seven local government
regions of Central Western Qld region and the immediate surrounding local government regions, as
those are the areas where our knowledge and interests relate to.

RCB & Immigration Advice

As an RCB we do not provide immigration advice.

General

As an RCB we will provide advice on Direct Entry employer nomination applications.
Our role is to use our local area knowledge to inform the department (of immigration & citizenship) if
an employer nomination meets certain requirements.

Direct Entry stream nominations must be accompanied by advice from an RCB, however, the
advice may be provided before or after lodgement.

The department cannot approve a nomination where advice from an RCB has not been provided.
Departmental case officers will assess employer nominations against a range of criteria, including the
criteria the RCB assess these against.

Our local knowledge about businesses operating in our jurisdiction adds value to the assessment that
they make.
A standard administrative form (form 1404) has been designed for use by nominators, as we do not
have our own application process for requests for assessment. As we do not have our own paperbased or electronic form, the nominator must lodge the request for assessment using form 1404. The
nominator has the option of lodging a request for assessment before or after lodging the nomination
application with DIAC.

Consistent with DICA’s guidelines for RCB’s, RAPAD requires:
 Payment attached: Cheque or Direct Deposit
 Completion of relevant sections of Form 1404
 Evidence there is a genuine need for the nominator to employ a paid employee to work
in the position under the nominator’s direct control;

o Additional information:
o a breakdown of the organisational structure (organisation chart) to indicate how
the position fits into the business activity;
o a brief outline of the goods or services produced by the business and how the
position contributes to maintaining or enhancing the volume and/or quality of
these outputs;
 Evidence of the terms and conditions of employment applicable to the position, and
that they will be no less favourable than the terms and conditions that are provided to,
or would be provided to, an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident for
performing work in the person’s workplace at the same location (i.e. market rate);
o If the nominator employs Australian citizens or permanent residents in the
occupation to which the nominated position relates, the salary offered to the
Australian employees is the market salary.

The terms and conditions applicableto the employees may be embodied in:
 an enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act
 an industrial instrument under the Fair Work Act, or
 common law employment contracts.
o The onus is on the nominator to provide sufficient information to demonstrate
the nominated position will be subject to terms and conditions of employment
which are no less favourable than the relevant market salary rate.
 Evidence why the position cannot be filled by an Australian citizen or an Australian
permanent resident who is living in the same local area where the nominated position
exists;
 Evidence that the business is financially viable now and into the medium term future.
 A hard copy of the nomination application lodged with DIAC; or where the nomination
application is yet to be lodged, a hard copy of the draft application saved on DIAC
systems

NB That the program accommodates all occupations with a skill level within
ANZSCO skill levels 1 to 3 only.

Application Fees

As of 1 July 2013 we charge a standard fee of $330 (GST incl), up front for RCB assessments.
A tax receipt will be provided. Assessment will not commence until the fee has been provided.
Payment can be made by providing a cheque with the submission of the required information or by
Direct Deposit.
Account Name: RAPAD
Account BSB: 034-194
Account Number: 240015
This is non-refundable, irrespective of the outcome of our assessment and or DIAC’s
assessment.

Timeframe:

RAPAD dedicates one person to the task of RCB assessments. That person has other
work commitments including travel away from the office. If that person is in the RAPAD office, the
assessment process will commence within two working days after receipt of complete material.
Applicants should contact our office to ensure the assessment officer is available.

Contact Details:

Contacted Officer: David Arnold
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Address:

100 Galah Street
Longreach Queensland
Australia 4730

Postal Address:

PO Box 592
Longreach Queensland
Australia 4730