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Doctors on Demand (AGA telehealth)

For OSHC and selected OVHC members, Allianz Global Assistance offers customers the ability to access qualified doctors via phone or video call. This service is offered through the app 'Doctors on Demand'. 

Customers can use the ‘Doctors on Demand’ app to:

Migration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019

The instrument’s purpose and operation is to specify the process for approval as a family sponsor for a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (TSPV) in relation to a specified form in which to apply for approval for the purposes of paragraph 2.61A(3)(b) of the Regulations and the specified fee for the application of approval for the purposes of paragraph 2.61A(3)(c) of the Regulations.

The instrument’s head of power is provided by the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019.

The Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations) to: 

- establish a new family sponsorship framework, as provided for by the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018, and create a new class of family sponsor called a 'parent sponsor' 
- create a new Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa (a Temporary Sponsored Parent visa) for the parents of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens; 
- create a new defined term, 'outstanding public health debt', which relates to debts for medical and aged care expenses, which have been appropriately notified to the Department of Home Affairs: 
        o the parent sponsor, their spouse or de facto partner, and their sponsored parent(s) must not have an outstanding public health debt, or they must have made appropriate arrangements to pay any such debt; and 
- clarify requirements for certain temporary visa holders to maintain adequate health insurance in Australia.

 Source: Migration-Amendment-Temporary-Sponsored-Parent-Visa-and-Other-Measures-Regulations-2019---Explanatory-Statement.pdf

The following table summarises the amount of the charge that apply: 

Businesses in Victoria's Great South Coast region will receive the boost they need with the Morrison Government finalising a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with Warrnambool City Council.

The Great South Coast joins the Northern Territory, South Australia, Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Orana among the first regions in Australia to enter a five-year agreement enabling designated regions to respond to their unique workforce shortages.

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, David Coleman said the Federal Government is working to address the skills needs of regional Australia.