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The new instrument exempts certain types of work carried out by unlawful non-citizens in immigration detention from a criminal offence created under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).

"Amends the: Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to: replace the current arrangements, whereby a person’s Australian citizenship automatically ceases through certain conduct, with a discretion for the Minister for Home Affairs to determine that a person who is a national or citizen of a country other than Australia ceases to be an Australian citizen if they have: engaged in specified terrorism-related conduct; fought for, or been in the service of, a declared terrorist organisation outside Australia; or engaged in conduct that results in a conviction for a specified terrorism offence..."

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.

"The instrument updates the class of persons specified in LIN 20/122 to ensure that an applicant must either hold a substantive temporary visa that is 28 days... The instrument also specifies an additional class of persons who are eligible to apply for a Subclass 408 visa in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic..."

"The purpose of the instrument is to update the class of persons listed in Schedule 1 of the instrument, who are authorised to receive a pledge of commitment [for Australian citizenship]. In particular, to remove the distinction between..."

The new instrument requires for nominated positions for visa subclasses 482 and 494 to be advertised on the Government’s Jobactive website as part of the Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements

The amendments extend some subclass 457, 482 and 485 visas for Hong Kong passport holders and family members to a period of 5 years.

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 critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors carried out after after a certain date for the definition of specified work in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.

Just announced: 3 schedules of the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 will commence in just a few days...