Migration Amendment (Partner Visas) Regulation 2014 (Cth)

Migration Amendment (Partner Visas) Regulation 2014

Select Legislative Instrument No. 200, 2014

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 11 December 2014

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Scott Morrison

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Contents

1............ Name.................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................ 1

4............ Schedules............................................................................................ 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                       2

Part 1—Main amendments                                                                  2

Migration Regulations 1994                                                                2

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions                                 3

Migration Regulations 1994                                                                3

1Name

This is the Migration Amendment (Partner Visas) Regulation 2014.

2Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2015.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Migration Act 1958.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Main amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

1  Subparagraph 1124B(2)(a)(vii) of Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Omit “$4 575”, substitute “$6 865”.

2  Subparagraph 1124B(2)(a)(vii) of Schedule 1 (table item 2)

Omit “$2 290”, substitute “$3 435”.

3  Subparagraph 1124B(2)(a)(vii) of Schedule 1 (table item 3)

Omit “$1 145”, substitute “$1 720”.

4  Subparagraph 1129(2)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Omit “$3 085”, substitute “$4 630”.

5  Subparagraph 1129(2)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 (table item 2)

Omit “$1 545”, substitute “$2 320”.

6  Subparagraph 1129(2)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 (table item 3)

Omit “$770”, substitute “$1 155”.

7  Paragraph 1215(2)(a) of Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Omit “$3 085”, substitute “$4 630”.

8  Paragraph 1215(2)(a) of Schedule 1 (table item 2)

Omit “$1 545”, substitute “$2 320”.

9  Paragraph 1215(2)(a) of Schedule 1 (table item 3)

Omit “$770”, substitute “$1 155”.

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions

Migration Regulations 1994

10  Schedule 13

Insert in its appropriate numerical position:

Part 39—Amendments made by the Migration Amendment (Partner Visas) Regulation 2014

3901  Operation of Part 1 of Schedule 1

The amendments of these Regulations made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Partner Visas) Regulation 2014 apply in relation to an application for a visa made on or after 1 January 2015.