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"The purpose of the instrument is to provide a pathway for certain former and current holders of temporary visas to lawfully remain in Australia and who would otherwise be required to depart Australia who, but for the COVID-19 pandemic, are unable to leave Australia. The instrument limits the class of persons who can be granted the visa to those who hold a visa that is 28 days or less from ceasing to be in effect, or held a visa that is no more than 28 days from ceasing to be in effect. It further limits the class of persons to those who are unable to apply for the same temporary visa they hold or held or any other subclass of temporary visa other than the Subclass 408 visa".

"The Amendment Regulations amend several provisions in the Migration Regulations to clarify and align the [Skills in Demand] visa with existing arrangements in relation to the TSS visa..."

The purpose of the instrument is to amend the areas of Australia and the kinds of work that are specified in another instrument for the definitions of specified Subclass 417 work and specified Subclass 462 work

"This instrument amends the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations), to make it easier for applicants for a Subclass 189 (Skilled – Independent) visa in the New Zealand stream to satisfy the annual income requirement"

The new Bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) to strengthen the character test in section 501 by "providing a new specific and objective ground to consider visa refusal or cancellation where a non-citizen has been convicted of certain serious offences against Australian or foreign laws involving violence against a person (including murder, kidnapping and aggravated burglary), non-consensual sexual acts, breaching of an apprehended violence order (or similar) or weapons"

The new Regulations enhance the labour market mobility of temporary migrants under the following visa subclasses: 457, 482, 494

The new instrument specifies the application form and the deadline for that application. If the visa applicant is onshore, the deadline is calculated by reference to the date of approval by the Minister to lodge the application while onshore. If the visa applicant is offshore, the deadline is calculated by reference to the date of approval  (or variation) of the sponsorship.

The new instrument specifies an industry association and the categories of membership of that association for the purposes of cl 132.232(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)

The new Regulations "support the transition to the ART. Most amendments ... broadly have the effect of standardising the way reviews of reviewable migration and protection decisions are conducted with reviews of other types of decisions. The Amending Regulations also specify the requirements for properly making an application to the ART (a necessary precondition to invoking the Tribunal’s jurisdiction) and make other minor amendments aimed at improving efficiency for the ART or to simplify drafting in the Migration Regulations..."

"The Certificate defers the sunsetting date of the following instruments by 24 months from..."