The Minister is proposing that those skilled workers and business immigrants who applied before December 17, 2001, and who have not received a selection decision by June 28, 2002 (the target implementation date for the new Act), will continue to be selected under the current selection criteria until January 1, 2003. The Minister is further proposing that skilled workers and business immigrants who applied before December 17, 2001 who have not received a selection decision prior to January 1, 2003, will be subject to the proposed selection criteria and a proposed transition pass mark of 70 points (reduced from 75).