New skills assessing authority
Among other things, the new instrument replaces a skills assessing authority
New parent visa sponsorship fee
According to the new Migration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019, the sponsorship application fee for the new parent visa (subclass 870) will be $420
SkillSelect: 11 April 2019 invitation round
Number of invitations reduced drastically from 1,500 to 110; invitation threshold raised from to 75 to 80 points for visa subclass 189 and threshold for visa subclass 489 remained the same at 80 points
Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention
"The instrument operates to determine the daily amount applicable to a person for the cost of keeping and maintaining the person in immigration detention at a specified place for a specified period. Subsection 262(3) of the [Migration] Act requires the amount to be no more than the cost to the Commonwealth of detaining a person at that place for that period".
Subclass 403: form, place & manner of application
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the approved form, place and manner (the arrangements) for making an application for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa (Class GD visa)"
All visas cancelled if a visa is cancelled?
Tip Series - Visa Cancellation: it is commonly said that if a person's visa is cancelled, all other visas held by the same person are automatically cancelled. With respect, that is not the case.
Global Special Humanitarian visa charges
The new regulations amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) to "enhance the operation of the Community Support Program (CSP), which allows community groups and individuals to propose and support applicants for entry to Australia under the Humanitarian Program"
Activities approved for s 245AF(a) of the Act
The new instrument provides for approved activities for the purposes of s 245AF(a) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Specification of Required Medical Assessment
"These provisions provide that unless a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth decides otherwise..."
Removal and Other Measures Bill
The Bill amends the Migration Act 1958 (the Migration Act) to strengthen the legislative framework in the Act relating to the removal from Australia of certain non-citizens who are on a removal pathway. This includes unlawful non-citizens as well as non-citizens who hold certain bridging visas, including the Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) visa.