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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 purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas for [parent and other family] visas for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020".

"The instrument operates to determine the daily amount applicable to a person for the cost of keeping and maintaining the person in immigration detention at a specified place for a specified period. Subsection 262(3) of the [Migration] Act requires the amount to be no more than the cost to the Commonwealth of detaining a person at that place for that period".

The purpose of the new instrument is to increase the temporary skilled migration income threshold (TSMIT) from $73,150 to ...

The new regulations "provide the Minister with a discretion to cancel the same specified visas in Australia in circumstances where it is reasonably believed that there has been an attempt to..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to specify the exchange rates and foreign currencies used to make payments of certain fees, for paragraph 5.36(1A)(a) of the Regulations, from 1 January 2022"

"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 purpose of the instrument is to update the approved form, place and manner (“the arrangements”) requirements for making an application for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa (Class GD visa) in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility stream..."

The new Bill "amends the Migration Act 1958 (the Migration Act) to provide that if the Minister makes certain character decisions under current subsection ... in relation to a person, then the Minister must cause notice of the making of the decision to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the decision was made"

"The purpose of the [new] instrument is to undertake a biannual update of the places and corresponding currencies in which payment of a fee may be made".