Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1) (Cth)

Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1)¹

Statutory Rules 2004 No. 392²

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

Dated 16 December 2004

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

1. Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

These Regulations commence on 2 April 2005.

1. Amendment of Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Regulations 2001

Schedule 1 amends the Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Regulations 2001.

1. Transitional

The amendments made by Schedule 1 (other than item [10]) apply in relation to an application for a visa:

(a)made, but not finally determined (within the meaning of subsection 5 (9) of the Migration Act 1958), before 2 April 2005; or

(b)made on or after 2 April 2005.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1]          Regulation 3, definition of Committee

omit

paragraph 14 of Resolution 1343.

insert

paragraph 21 of Resolution 1521.

[2]          Regulation 3, definitions of designated person, Resolution 1343 and Resolution 1478

substitute

designated person means a person to whom a Gazette Notice mentioned in regulation 4A relates.

Resolution 1521 means United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1521 (2003).

[3]          After regulation 4

insert

4ADesignated persons

The Minister may specify in a Gazette Notice for this regulation a person whose name appears on a list of individuals published by the Committee, and who is subject to measures imposed by a United Nations Security Council Resolution concerning Liberia.

[4]          Paragraph 5 (1) (a)

omit

1 November 2001; or

insert

2 April 2005; or

[5]          Paragraph 5 (1) (b)

omit

1 November 2001.

insert

2 April 2005.

[6]          Subparagraphs 5 (2) (a) (ii) and (iii)

substitute

(ii)would further the objectives of the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions for the creation of peace, stability and democracy in Liberia and lasting peace in the West Africa subregion; or

[7]          Subregulation 5 (2), at the foot

insert

Note   The criteria relating to the application of United Nations Security Council Resolutions No. 1343 (2001) and No. 1478 (2003) were set out in these Regulations before 2 April 2005, and remain applicable to applications for visas finally determined before that date.

[8]          Subregulation 6 (1)

omit

1 November 2001.

insert

2 April 2005.

[9]          Subregulation 6 (3)

omit

However,

insert

For subsection 116 (2) of the Act,

[10]        Subparagraphs 6 (3) (a) (ii) and (iii)

substitute

(ii)would further the objectives of the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions for the creation of peace, stability and democracy in Liberia and lasting peace in the West Africa subregion; or

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2001 No. 241, as amended by 2004 No. 94.

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 2004.