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"The Bill will establish new criminal offence provisions, in relation to certain conduct by non-citizens in the NZYQ affected cohort that constitutes a serious breach of visa conditions, relating to the failure to comply with certain requirements to ..."

"The instrument amends LIN 19/051 to update the relevant assessing authorities for skilled occupations on the MLTSSL, the STSOL and the ROL relevant to applications for subclass 189, 190, 491 and 485 visas"

The new instrument specifies the following matters for the purpose of s 116(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth): "the persons, bodies or government entities that may issue a certificate as to a matter of workplace exploitation; and the kind of matters relating to workplace exploitation that may be set out in the certificate"

"The purpose of the instrument is to determine Australia’s obligations under international trade agreements under subsection 140GBA(2) of the Act, to give domestic effect to...

The purpose of the new instrument is to "specify the requirements for making an application for a MATES stream visa" for Indian nationals under visa subclass 403

It is expected that applications for the new Temporary Sponsored Parent visa subclass will be available on 17 April 2019; sponsors will need to have a taxable income of at least $83,454.80

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.

The purpose of the new instrument is to "assist certain temporary and provisional visa holders, including individuals who are on a pathway to permanent residence, who have been disadvantaged by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as border closures, restrictions imposed on businesses and the general economic downturn". The new measures include allowing individuals to apply for visa subclass 485 while overseas during the concession period and to be granted the visa while overseas.

Sponsors' obligations and liabilities are a serious matter and practitioners should ensure that clients are made aware of them. For instance, sponsors are required to notify Immigration (not via email) when certain events occur, such as a change to any information provided in the sponsorship application. Lack of notification can result in the following sanctions against the sponsor: a bar; sponsorship cancellation; civil penalty order; and others. Further, the visa's expiry date is brought forward if the sponsorship is cancelled.

"Schedule 2 allows applicants for Subclass 461 (New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship) visas, who are..." The new Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1)...