Australian Immigration Daily News

Below is the 2019-2020 Annual Report for the Department of Home Affairs:

Department-of-Home-Affairs-Annual-Report.pdf

The instrument operates to approve the values statement for the subclasses of visas specified in the instrument. Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the instrument is approved as the values statement for all subclasses of visas specified in tables 1 and 2 of Schedule 1. Both Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 combined are approved as the values statement for subclasses of permanent visas specified in table 2 of Schedule 1.

Source: LIN20166.pdf and LIN20166-explanatory-statement.pdf

14 OCT 2020: HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA HCA: Judgment Summary - AUS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2020] HCA 37 - h201014927.pdf 

14 OCT 2020: HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA HCA: AUS17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2020] HCA 37 - Catchwords: Immigration - Refugees - Application for protection visa - Immigration Assessment Authority ("Authority") - h201014931.pdf 

14 OCT 2020: HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA HCA: Judgment Summary - The Queen v Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif [2020] HCA 36 - h201014928.pdf 

The Government is ensuring Australia remains an attractive destination for tourists, and temporary visa holders who often fill critical skills shortages, by offering refunds or waivers of Visa Application Charges (VAC). Tourists, working holiday makers, seasonal and pacific workers, prospective partners and temporary skilled workers whose travel has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible.

Source: Supporting-Tourism-and-Ag-through-visa-application-charge-changes.pdf

The purpose of the instrument is to:
a. repeal the previous instrument, IMMI 14/027; and
b. provide that the registration status charge imposed under section 10 of the MARAC Act becomes due and payable on the earlier time of either:
i. the registered migration agent notifying the Migration Agents Registration Authority that the agent has begun to give immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis; or
ii. the day after 14 days of the agent giving immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis; and
c. make formatting changes and to improve readability for users of the instrument.

Source: LIN20225.pdf and LIN20225-Explanatory-Statement.pdf