22 January 2014
The new criteria for State nomination will be released at 12.00pm on 1 March 2014.
Until its release, the 2012-13 State nomination criteria will remain in place.
If you receive an invitation to apply for State nomination before the release of the new criteria, your application will not be affected.
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