Legislation Updates
Migration Legislation Tracker
A single source about the status of pieces of legislation, Bills, commencement dates, disallowances, etc
Realigning the Community Support Program
The new Regulations "implement certain criteria relevant to making a valid application and satisfying eligibility criteria for the grant of a Subclass 202 (Global Special Humanitarian) visa (Subclass 202 visa), where the application includes a proposal by an Approved Proposing Organisation"
Caps on family visas
The instrument determines the maximum number of parent visas and other family visas that may be granted between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026
Case Law Updates
Does s 501(2) carry implied temporal limitation?
Federal Court. Can it be said that, "s 501(2) of the Act carries an implied temporal limitation, namely that once a NOICC is issued, the Minister must decide whether to cancel the visa within a reasonable time"?
Should FCA determine facts in case XMBQ is overturned?
Federal Court. Would it be a "potentially inefficient to proceed to make findings of fact about the reasonableness of the timing of the 501BA Decision" here in that, if XMBQ is overturned by the High Court, a Full Court will be in as good a position as the primary judge to make the necessary findings?
Substantial compliance despite lack of explanation of Acts Interpretation Act?
Federal Court. Can it be said that the non-revocation notice "substantially complies with the requirement in s 501G(f)(ii) of the Migration Act despite the omission in this case of an explanation of the effect of s 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act"?









