Sub 417: COVID-19 work in healthcare & medical sectors
The purpose of the instrument is to specify critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors carried out after after a certain date for the definition of specified work in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
Refugee Protection Bill 2019
'[E]nables the establishment of a network of centres... where asylum seekers can go to be registered, have their immediate humanitarian needs met and lodge a preference for country of re-settlement... [It] does not allow mandatory detention'; applicants would have ample access to immigration assistance
Caps for parent visas are reduced
"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas for [parent and other family] visas for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020".
Bridging visa conditions Regulations
"The Amendment Regulations amend provisions which enable the Minister to grant a BVR visa without application to an individual, including in circumstances where the non-citizen" and "provide for a range of new and amended conditions for BVR visa holders"
Sub 403: removal of reference to a stream
The purpose of the instrument is to remove references in another instrument to one of the streams in the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations))...
Giving documents and other measures
The purpose of the Act is to "improve and clarify the intended operation of the legislative framework for the giving of notices and other documents, and to remove restrictions on certain non-citizens from lodging a valid application for a protection visa". Part of the new Act commenced on 24 June 2023.
Australian citizenship (translation requirements)
The new regulations remove a duplicated requirement to provide English language translations as part of citizenship applications
Manner and form to apply for visa subclass 192
"The purpose of this instrument is to specify the approved form for making a valid application for the Subclass 192 visa and the manner in which that application must be made"
Refugees (& others) to have ‘immediate access to social security’
New instrument enables some visa holders regarded as refugees under the Social Security Act to have 'immediate access to social security payments without having to meet prior residence requirements'.
Fed Circuit Court: sharp increase in fees
"The Regulations specify the Federal Circuit Court application fee for migration litigants is increased from $690 to..."