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Requirements for persons to give assurances of support for visa entrants
7 Application of this Part
This Part is made for the purposes of section 1061ZZGB of the Act in relation to persons who give assurances of support for visa entrants.
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The instrument repeals the instrument Migration (IMMI 18/030: Class of Persons and Specified Events for Class GG Visa and Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) Visa) Instrument 2018 in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Interpretation Act).
The Interpretation Act states where an Act confers a power to make, grant or issue any instrument of a legislative or administrative character, the power shall be construed as including a power exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions (if any) to repeal, rescind, revoke, amend, or vary any such instrument.
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The committee recommends that the bill be passed.
Structure of this report
This report consists of two chapters:
• This chapter provides a brief overview of the bill as well as the administrative details of the inquiry.
• Chapter 2 discusses the need for the bill, key issues raised in evidence to the inquiry, and provides the committee's view and recommendation.
Source: Migration-Amendment-Strengthening-the-Character-Test-Bill-2018----The-Senate.pdf
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A Sydney plastics manufacturing company that underpaid two Sri Lankan visa holders has been penalised by the Federal Circuit Court after failing to meet a deadline to back-pay these workers.
Delahill Pty Ltd, which trades as ABCO Plastics at Guildford, has been penalised $15,000 and one of its directors, Guilherme Roque Rebello, $3,000 after legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Fair Work Inspectors first investigated the company after two employees, a husband and wife, made requests for assistance.
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The Australian Citizenship Amendment (Payment of Fees) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) amend the Australian Citizenship Regulation 2016 (the Citizenship Regulation) to allow citizenship application fees, and refunds of citizenship application fees where appropriate, to be paid in foreign currencies and in foreign countries.
The purpose of these amendments is to facilitate the lawful collection of citizenship application fees in specified foreign currencies and foreign countries at updated exchange rates.
The Regulations will commence on 1 January 2019.
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