Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020 (Cth)

Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020

I, Tracy Hobden, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated:  23 December 2019

Tracey Hobden

Tracy Hobden

A/g Chief Finance Officer, Finance Division

Department of Home Affairs

Contents

Part 1 – Preliminary  1

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

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

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

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

Part 2 – Payment of a VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies  2

5  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees................................................... 2

Schedule 1 – Places and Currencies for Payment of Fees  3

Part 1 – Preliminary

1  Name

(1)This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020. 

(2)This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/002.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2020.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulations.

4  Definitions

In this instrument:

fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.

foreign country has the meaning defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

VAC means Visa Application Charge.

Part 2 – Payment of a VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies

5  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees

For the purposes of subregulation 5.36(1) of the Regulations, payment of a VAC or a fee must be made at a place, being Australia or a foreign country, specified in Column A of an item of the table in Schedule 1, in the corresponding currency in which a fee may be paid in that place, specified in Column B for that item.

Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.

Schedule 1 – Places and Currencies for Payment of Fees

Table: Places and Currencies of the Payment of Fees
Item	Column A Place	Column B Currency
1	Australia	Australian Dollar
2	Bahrain	Bahraini Dinar
3	Bangladesh	Bangladeshi Taka
4	Bhutan	Bhutanese Ngultrum; or Indian Rupee
5	Brazil	Brazilian Real
6	Brunei	Brunei Dollar
7	Cambodia	US Dollar
8	Canada	Canadian Dollar
9	Chile	Chilean Peso; or US Dollar
10	China	Chinese Renminbi Yuan
11	Colombia	Colombian Peso
12	Cyprus	Euro
13	Egypt	Egyptian Pound; or US Dollar
14	Fiji	Fiji Dollar
15	Germany	Euro
16	Greece	Euro
17	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Dollar
18	India	Indian Rupee
19	Indonesia	Indonesian Rupiah
20	Iraq	Jordanian Dinar; or US Dollar
21	Israel	Israeli New Shekel
22	Japan	Japanese Yen
23	Jordan	Jordanian Dinar
24	Kenya	Kenyan Shilling
25	Kiribati	Australian Dollar
26	Korea, Republic of	Korean Won
27	Kuwait	Kuwaiti Dinar
28	Lao People's Democratic Republic	US Dollar
29	Lebanon	Lebanese Pound; or US Dollar
30	Malaysia	Malaysian Ringgit
31	Mauritius	Mauritius Rupee
32	Mongolia	Mongolian Tugrik
33	Myanmar	US Dollar
34	Nauru	Australian Dollar
35	Nepal	Nepalese Rupee; or Indian Rupee
36	New Caledonia	Central Pacific Franc
37	New Zealand	New Zealand Dollar
38	Oman	Omani Riyal
39	Pakistan	Pakistan Rupee
40	Palestinian Authority	Israeli New Shekel
41	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Kina
42	Philippines	Philippine Peso
43	Qatar	Qatari Riyal
44	Russian Federation	Euro; or Australian Dollar
45	Samoa	Samoan Tala
46	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Riyal
47	Serbia	Euro; or Australian Dollar
48	Singapore	Singapore Dollar
49	Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Dollar
50	South Africa	South African Rand
51	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Rupee
52	Syrian Arab Republic	Jordanian Dinar
53	Thailand	Thai Baht
54	Timor Leste	US Dollar
55	Tonga	Tongan Pa'anga
56	Turkey	Turkish Lira
57	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Dirham
58	United Kingdom	British Pound
59	United States	Australian Dollar
60	Vanuatu	Vanuatu Vatu
61	Vietnam	Vietnamese Dong
62	Zimbabwe	US Dollar