Exemptions from skill, age & English for subclasses 186, 187 & 494
The new instrument specifies exemptions in relation to age, skills, employment history and English language requirements for visa subclasses 186, 187 and 494
Bill could prohibit internet and mobiles in detention
A Bill introduced and read a first time in the House of Representatives on 14 May 2020 would "amend the Migration Act 1958 (Migration Act) to allow the Minister to determine that a thing is a prohibited thing in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees (whether or not they are in an immigration detention facility). These things may include controlled drugs (as defined in the Criminal Code Act 1995) and prescription drugs not taken by the person to whom they are prescribed, mobile phones, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM cards), and internet-capable devices".
BV: new instrument
The purpose of the new instrument commencing on 26 May 2020 concerning bridging visas is to amend a drafting error in the repealed instrument
New court rules: costs, and more
New rules for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law). Compared to the current rules, there is a significant difference as to how costs are to be determined, among other things.
Health workforce certificate: new exemption
"The instrument amends LIN 19/048 and LIN 19/219 to introduce ... a certificate exempting sponsors who are hospital employers from the requirement of obtaining a Health Workforce Certificate (HWC) each time the sponsor nominates a hospital-based position in one of the following medical occupations ..."
Subclass 462: new country added
"The purpose of this instrument is to amend LIN 21/019 to implement Subclass 462 visa arrangements agreed to by the Australian Government and the Government of ..."
New Ministerial Direction: national innovation visas
Order of consideration and assessing exceptional and outstanding achievement for the Subclass 858 visa
Kinds of critical technology
"The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the kinds of technology for the purposes of the definition of critical technology in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations"
Personal Identifiers Regulations
The new regulations "amend the Migration Regulations 1994 to enable the Department of Home Affairs (the Department), including the Australian Border Force, to collect facial images from..."
Subclass 491: an additional Schedule 1 requirement
The new Class PS, Subclass 491 visa will replace visa subclass 489 (regional points-tested GSM) on 16 November 2019. However, the new class will have an additional requirement under Schedule 1 which does not currently exist for subclass 489. Non-compliance with that requirement will lead to an invalid 491 visa application.