Law Council President, Arthur Moses SC, told the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s public review hearing yesterday the proposed amendments to the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) were not necessary or proportionate, may leave individuals stateless and inadvertently weaken national security.

“Promoting the safety and security of the Australian community and protecting Australian citizens from terrorismrelated activities must always be a paramount concern,” Mr Moses said.

“However, there is a real risk that despite best intentions, the proposed legislation could undermine, not protect, the national interest. For example, some foreign incursions offences under Part 5.5. of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) require that in order for a person to be charged, the person must have been an Australian citizen at the time of the alleged offence. Taking citizenship away may remove Australia’s ability to subsequently prosecute these individuals for serious offences. This is not in the national interest.

Source: LCA-Citizenship-Stripping-Laws-28-June-2019.pdf

Starting from the 1 July 2019 the following documents provide the new visa application charges for Australian visas: 

Migration-Amendment-Visa-Application-Charges-Regulations-2019.pdf

and

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The instrument operates to specify the requirements needed when applying to an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa (Work and Holiday visa), as follows:

a. for the purposes of subitem 1224(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the instrument specifies the approved form for making a valid application;

b. for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the instrument specifies the foreign countries that an applicant’s valid passport must be issued by; Authorised Version Explanatory Statement registered 28/06/2019 to F2019L00918 LIN 19/184 2

The purpose of the instrument is to increase the eligible age for French applicants for the Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa to the maximum of 35 as allowed by the Regulations. The instrument also amends Schedule 2 to the instrument to include reference to a region (in addition to a country) and provide greater clarity for the age requirements.

The changes will only apply in relation to new applications for a Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa made on or after 1 July 2019.

Source: LIN19183-Instrument.pdf and LIN19183-Explanatory-Statement.pdf