Legislation Updates
Migration Legislation Tracker
A single source about the status of pieces of legislation, Bills, commencement dates, disallowances, etc
Parent visas: application arrangements
New arrangements for the making of parent visa applications will commence soon
The new Migration (Arrangements for Parent Visa Applications) Instrument 2026 commences on 22...
Combatting migration exploitation
The amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) will allow for the implementation and maintenance of a public register of ...
Case Law Updates
To what extent, if any, is Teoh still good law?
Federal Court (Full Court). Can it be said that, "absent prior notice here that the weight that the Tribunal might attach to its consideration of the best interests of affected children would be less than the weight that it might attach to its consideration of a different matter or circumstance, procedural fairness would be denied"?
Prior convictions probative of a witness’s credibility?
Federal Court. In the context of Tribunal proceedings, are prior convictions, especially prior convictions for fraudulent or deceitful acts, probative of a witness’s credibility?
PIC 4020: does false information render a document counterfeit, even if authentic?
Federal Court. Do the words 'counterfeit document' in the definition of a 'bogus document' in s 5(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) include "a document that is authentic in the sense that its provenance as a document is genuine but contains information that is not true"?