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The purpose of the instrument is to amend IMMI 18/037 to remove references to “regional Australia” as defined under subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations.
As part of the package introducing new regional visas, a new instrument, Migration (LIN 19/217: Regional Areas) Instrument 2019, specifies the parts of Australia that are regional Australia under subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations. Amending IMMI 18/037 to remove references to regional Australia ensures two instruments that specify regional Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(16) do not operate concurrently.
Source: LIN19267.pdf and LIN19267-Explanatory-Statement.pdf