Legislative Updates

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

From 13 Dec 2018, the eligibility for merits review will become much stricter, including for TSS applications

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'

Migration Regulations (LIN 18/081: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2018

The amendments 'will increase the existing newly arrived resident’s waiting period'

'Without limiting the matters to be covered by the review, the review must consider the performance of: (a) immigration lawyers; (b) legal profession complaints handling systems and disciplinary procedures with respect to the activities of immigration lawyers'

'This bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 to require the temporary transfer to Australia of transitory persons on Manus Island or Nauru, and their families, if they are assessed by two or more treating doctors as requiring medical treatment'

Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018

The Bill commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation, not later than 6 months after it receives Royal Assent

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018