Legislative Updates

The new regulations "introduce a requirement that to make a valid application for a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa, applicants who hold a passport issued by a specified foreign country must have been..."

The new Regulations provide access to a partial refund of the visa application charges for student visa applicants from specified countries

The new Regulations "support the transition to the ART. Most amendments ... broadly have the effect of standardising the way reviews of reviewable migration and protection decisions are conducted with reviews of other types of decisions. The Amending Regulations also specify the requirements for properly making an application to the ART (a necessary precondition to invoking the Tribunal’s jurisdiction) and make other minor amendments aimed at improving efficiency for the ART or to simplify drafting in the Migration Regulations..."

The new regulations "provide appropriate flexibility for the Schedules to the SOFA Regulations to commence when the Agreements covered by the SOFA Regulations come into force for Australia"

The purpose of the new instrument is to "provide that an application for a Bridging D (Class WD) visa (BVD) using paper form 1007 and an application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa (BVE) using paper form 1008 must..."

The new instrument specifies the following matters for the purpose of s 116(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth): "the persons, bodies or government entities that may issue a certificate as to a matter of workplace exploitation; and the kind of matters relating to workplace exploitation that may be set out in the certificate"

The new instrument specifies the following matters for the purpose of the new workplace justice visa: "the persons, bodies or government entities that may issue a certificate as to a matter of workplace exploitation; the kind of matters relating to workplace exploitation that may be set out in the certificate; and the class of persons who may apply for the workplace justice visa"

"The Amendment Regulations provide that Subclass 188 visa applications in the Business Innovation, Investor, Significant Investor, and Entrepreneur streams must be made before ..."

The new Bill strengthens "arrangements around skilled entry to Australia, by legislating income threshold requirements for skilled workers and amending the labour market testing provisions in the Migration Act. The amendments will promote transparency and worker mobility by introducing a public register of approved sponsors..."

The new regulations implement new VACs. The increase for student visas is significant, from $710 for primary applicants to...