Australian Immigration Daily News

As a response to the cancellation of visas as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the instrument creates arrangements for applicants who are in Australia and who are former Visitor (Class FA) visa holders and whose visas were cancelled due to the risk of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern designated by the World Health Organisation, to the health, safety or good order the Australian community, or a segment of that community.

Consultation was undertaken with the Department of Health and industry stakeholders concerning the Public Health Emergency of International Concern and the need for cancellation of visas.

Source: LIN20045.pdf and LIN20045-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

The Instrument revokes IMMI 17/011 Arrangements for student visa applications 2017/011 under subregulation 2.07(5) and in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, which 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.

The Instrument operates for the Minister to specify the approved forms, and the place and manner for making a valid application for an Item 1222 Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa.

As a response to the cancellation of visas as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the instrument creates arrangements for applicants who are in Australia and who are former Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa holders and whose visas were cancelled due to the risk of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern designated by the World Health Organisation, to the health, safety or good order the Australian community, or a segment of that community.

Source: LIN20012.pdf and LIN20012-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

The instrument revokes Migration (LIN 19/199: Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) Visa Applications) Instrument 2019 in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, which states that 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.

The instrument operates for the Minister to:
a. specify the approved forms, place and manner for making a valid visa application
for a Visitor (Class FA) visa; and
b. specify for the Approved Destination Status stream in the Visitor (Class FA) visa,
which includes the Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa, the travel agents that may organise a
tour of which an applicant must be intending to travel to Australia as a member of
that tour.
4. As a response to the cancellation of visas as a direct consequence of the Covid-19
pandemic, the instrument creates arrangements for applicants who are in Australia and
who are former Visitor (Class FA) visa holders and whose visas were cancelled due to
the risk of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern designated by the World Health Organisation, to the health, safety or good order the Australian community, or a segment of that community.

Source: LIN20046.pdf and LIN20046-explanatory-statement.pdf

Source:  Benchmark https://benchmarkinc.com.au/web/

The 37 year-old man was apprehended during the execution of a warrant by ABF Field Operations officers on a home unit inthe inner suburb of Carlisle yesterday (Thursday, 20 February).

The man, who is in Australia without a valid visa, is the director of a construction company which has allegedly been hiring foreign nationals who do not have work rights in Australia.It’s alleged he has withdrawn more than $5.5 million in cash from a number of business bank accounts in recent years, with more than $1 million being remitted offshore to China.

He has been placed in immigration detention pending his removal from Australia.