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The new instrument provides for approved activities for the purposes of s 245AF(a) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain classes of visas during the 2023-2024 financial year between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024"

The changes give the Minister "powers to more effectively regulate travel into Australia by specified classes of non-citizens who hold a temporary visa in circumstances where this is necessary to protect the integrity and sustainability of Australia’s migration system, including during periods of international conflict or in response to other events or circumstances outside Australia".

The new Regulations "allow for the power to certify an applicant for a Subclass 200 (Refugee) visa or a Subclass 201 (In-country Special Humanitarian) visa as being a member of a class of persons specified by the Minister and as being at risk of harm as a result of the person’s membership of that class to be delegated by ‘relevant Ministers’ to senior executive-level staff within ..."

The new regulations "repeal the existing Seasonal Worker Program and Pacific Labour Scheme streams from the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa and replace them with... The Regulations also raise the visa application charge for the Australian Agriculture Worker visa stream"

The amendments expand the character test from a sentence-based approach to a test that also involves convictions, whether or not they are followed by sentences.

"The purpose of the instrument is to amend the table of the ADS approved travel agents in China..."

It is common sense that visa applicants must notify the Department as soon as practicable of changes of circumstances that occur before visa grant. But does the obligation to notify apply to changes that occur after grant? If not, are there good reasons to notify the Department of changes of address or email address anyway?

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repeals five visa classes, and also repeals thirteen visa subclasses in which the criteria for visas of the repealed classes are prescribed"

This instrument specifies the date for the purposes of paragraph 1.15N(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth), as the day on which the COVID-19 concession period ends