Australian Immigration Daily News

The instrument repeals Migration (IMMI 18/100: Arrangements for Applications for Bridging Visas) Instrument 2018 (F2018L00904) in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Interpretation Act). 

The purpose of this instrument is to include the internet application form, Form 1502 (Internet), as an application for a Bridging A (Class WA) visa, Bridging C (Class WC) visa and Bridging E (Class WE) visa. This ensures visa applicants lawfully stay in Australia if they have been permitted to apply for a Temporary Sponsored Parent visa in Australia. The instrument replicates all other arrangements from the repealed instrument IMMI 18/100

Subsection 33(3) of the Interpretation Act 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.

Source: LIN-19186-Instrument.pdf and LIN19186-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

NSW has announced that they have closed the skilled nominated subclass 190 visa program for 2018-19. The new migration program for year 2019-20 will re-open soon and the dates will be announced on the website.

Source: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/skilled-nominated-migration-190

WA has published the invitation round results. 

Western Australia's state nomination authority has just published the invitation round for 21st June 2019.

Current invitation round

Invitations issued on 21 June 2019

Source: https://migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-western-australia/invitation-rounds

Do you think Australia’s immigration legislation can produce outcomes that are brutal, harsh and unfair?

If you are not persuaded yet, or even if I am “preaching to the choir”, check this one out, a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down today, 25 June 2019, Russell v Minister for Home Affairs (2019) FCAFC 110.

The case involved an application for judicial review of a decision of the AAT that it did not have jurisdiction to hear an application for merits review of a decision not to revoke the cancellation of a visa held by a citizen of New Zealand.

The AAT has released its most recent Bulletin, dated 24 June 2019.  Citizenship decisions are on page 4, and migration decisions are on page 5.

Source: https://www.aat.gov.au/AAT/media/AAT/Files/AAT%20Bulletins/25-19.pdf

Jan Redfern and Brendan Darcy from the AAT will be presenting at the MIGRATION 2019 Conference in Sydney on 15 November 2019.  For more information please click here.