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The new instrument specifies the approved form and the place and manner in which applications must be lodged for the following visa subclasses: 189, 190, 485, 476, 489, 491 and 887.

"Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations repeals five visa classes, and also repeals thirteen visa subclasses in which the criteria for visas of the repealed classes are prescribed"

The purpose of the instrument is to specify critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors carried out after after a certain date for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the ... as an AGEE under paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"

"the instrument specifies ... that holders of the new [regional visas] are eligible for approved English courses through the AMEP"

According to the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Commencement Proclamation 2019, the new Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018 will commence on 17 April 2019

"Schedule 1 makes routine amendments to the Citizenship Regulation to incorporate instruments made under the Migration Regulations updating the places and currencies in which citizenship application fees may be paid and the relevant exchange rates. Schedule 2 amends the Migration Regulations to allow the Minister responsible for skills assessment services to delegate the power to approve persons and bodies to be relevant assessing authorities, for the purposes of assessing the occupational skills of applicants for skilled visas. Schedule 3 amends the Migration Regulations to make a minor technical amendment".

New VACs from 1 July 2022 ... The new Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2022 commences on 1 July 2022 and its explanatory statement includes...

The purpose of the new Regulations is to increase VACs for the majority of visas

"Selection via the ballot will be a legal requirement to apply for a visa... The primary and immediate purpose of the Bill is to support the Government’s policy objectives in relation to engagement with Pacific nations..."