Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of a Class of Persons December 2003 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF A CLASS OF PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBPARAGRAPH 010.611(2)(c)(i) OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and subparagraph 010.611(2)(c)(i) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations"):

1. REVOKE the Gazette Notice specifying a class of persons for the purpose of subparagraph 010.611(2)(c)(i) of the Regulations signed on 31 July 2003; and

1. SPECIFY all non-citizens who hold, or have held a Subclass 786 (Temporary) Humanitarian Concern visa, and who, within 7 working days of the Minister lifting the bar on further visa applications imposed by section 91K of the Migration Act 1958, made an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa as a class of persons for the purposes of subparagraph 010.611(2)(c)(i) of the Regulations in respect of a Bridging Visa A to be granted as a result of the Class XA application.

1. SPECIFY all non-citizens who hold, or have held a Subclass 451 Secondary Movement Relocation (Temporary) visa, a Subclass 447 Secondary Movement Offshore Entry (Temporary) visa or a Subclass 785 Temporary Protection visa and who make a further Protection Visa application while their Temporary visa is in effect, as a class of persons for subparagraph 010.611(2)(c)(i) of the Regulations in respect of a Bridging Visa A to be granted as a result of the Class XA application.

1. This Notice comes into effect upon publication.

Dated 10 December 2003

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2:          Subclause 010.611(2) provides that certain applicants for a Bridging Visa A are to be granted a Bridging Visa A subject to condition 8101 (no work).

NOTE 3:          Subparagraph 010.611(2)(c)(i) allows the Minister to specify, by Gazette Notice, a class of persons whose visas are not to be subject to this condition.]