Social security: waiting period for subclass 309 and 820 visa holders
'The Amendment Determination only clarifies... that a person who becomes the holder of [a visa subclass 309 or 820] is subject to the [newly arrived resident's waiting period]' of 104 weeks
LIN 18/215: classes of persons for nil VAC: subclass 408
Migration (LIN 18/215: Class of Persons eligible for a nil visa application charge for Class GG visa and Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa) Instrument 2018
Professional year: cosmetic changes
'The purpose of this instrument is to update the name of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand'
LIN 18/138: minor changes to 189 – NZ stream
Migration (LIN 18/138: Specification of Income Threshold and Exemptions for Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent) Visa (New Zealand Stream)) Instrument 2018
Allowing foreign currency for citizenship application fees
The changes 'allow citizenship application fees, and refunds of citizenship application fees where appropriate, to be paid in foreign currencies and in foreign countries'
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Regulations 2018
'[The instrument is made in] accordance with regular sunsetting practice and... introduce a power to make an Instrument of Delegation to ensure that powers delegated across the Home Affairs Portfolio and within State and Territory Child Welfare Agencies are delegated to positions that are sufficiently senior to exercise that power'
Compulsory disclosure of non-compliant sponsors’ details
Starting on 13 Dec 2018, the Minister will be required to publish personal details of non-compliant sponsors, with retrospective effect from 18 March 2015
Disclosure of TFN starts on 13 Dec 2018
The changes allow sponsors, visa applicants, visa holders, former visa holders and others to lawfully provide the Secretary with the TFN of certain visa applicants, visa holders and former visa holders
AAT review rights removed for certain 482, 457 & 407 visa applicants
From 13 Dec 2018, the eligibility for merits review will become much stricter, including for TSS applications
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018
Sch 2: Minister would be authorised to give documents through ImmiAccount; Sch 1: 'when an unlawful non-citizen is in the process of being removed to another country and the removal is aborted... and as a direct result the person is returned to Australia, then that person has a lawful basis to return to Australia without a visa'