Legislative Updates

The new scheme allows "Indian graduates and early career professionals with knowledge and skills in targeted fields of study to live and work in Australia for up to..."

"The Regulations address legal issues the High Court found in relation to clause 070.612A in its judgment in the case of YBFZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs & Anor (S27/2024) (YBFZ) on 6 November August 2024. The amendments require the imposition of visa conditions 8621, 8617, 8618 and/or 8620 only where ..."

The new instrument specifies two circumstances in which a clearance officer may require a person who has provided an Australian Travel Declaration to provide a completed incoming passenger card

The new regulations amend PIC 4005(1)(c) and 4007(1)(c) so that a ... "is not required to satisfy the Minister that they are free from a disease or condition which would necessitate the provision of health care or community services, where that would result in a significant cost to the Australian community or prejudice the access of an Australian citizen or permanent resident to that health care or community service"

The new regulations "insert family violence provisions into Schedule 2 criteria for certain Skilled visas. This allows for the grant of a visa to a secondary applicant (and members of their family unit) for certain Skilled visas where the secondary applicant’s spouse or de facto relationship with a primary applicant has ended, and there was family violence committed by the primary applicant"

"The Rules ensure that, if a person was entitled immediately before the transition time to appeal or make an application to a court after the transition time in relation to a decision of the IAA..."

The new legislation supports "the trial of the Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) as a digital version of the passenger card, also known as the ‘incoming passenger card’"

"... the amending Regulations will allow ... to not be immigration cleared as required under section 166 of the Migration Act, so long as they do not leave the airport lounge except to continue their departure journey within 90 minutes of the arrival into Australia"

"The instrument provides that the first instalment of the VAC for an application made for a Subclass 132 visa or a Subclass 188 visa in the Business Innovation, Investor, Significant Investor, or Entrepreneur streams, where ..., must be refunded"

"This instrument provides an updated table of ADS-approved travel agents in China.  The travel agents listed in the table are authorised under the ADS stream to organise tours to Australia for eligible citizens from the People’s Republic of China."