Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Addresses February 2003 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF ADDRESSES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 1104AA(3)(a) AND PARAGRAPHS 1104(3)(b), 1202A(3)(a) OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994

I, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraphs 1104(3)(b), 1104AA(3)(a) and 1202A(3)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations") hereby:

1. REVOKE the Gazette Notice specifying addresses for the purposes of paragraph 1104(3)(b) of the Regulations signed on 7 August 2002.

1. SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraphs 1104(3)(b), 1104AA(3)(a)(i) and 1202A(3)(a)(i) of the Regulations the following address in Hong Kong:

Australian Consulate General

24^th Floor, Harbour Centre

25 Harbour Road

Wanchai

HONG KONG

1. SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraphs 1104(3)(b), 1104AA(3)(a)(ii) and 1202A(3)(a)(ii) of the Regulations the following address in Taipei:

Australian Visa Services

Australian Commerce and Industry Office

2605/333 Keelung Road, Section 1

Taipei 110

TAIWAN

1. SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraphs 1104(3)(b), 1104AA(3)(a)(iii) and 1202A(3)(a)(iii) of the Regulations the following address in Perth, Australia:

3^rd Floor, City Central

166 Murray Street

Perth WA 6000

AUSTRALIA

or

Locked Bag Number 7

Northbridge WA 6865

AUSTRALIA

This notice takes effect on and from 1 March 2003.

Dated 6 February 2003

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations 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:    Paragraph 1104(3)(b) provides that an application by a person who is usually resident in a foreign country specified in a Gazette Notice must be made to an address that is specified in the Gazette Notice for that country.

NOTE 3:    Paragraph 1104AA(3)(a) provides that the application must be made: (i) if the applicant’s residential address, given using form 47BU, is in PRC, including Hong Kong or Macau – at the address in Hong Kong specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph; or (ii) if the applicant’s residential address, given using form 47BU, is in Taiwan – at the address in Taipei specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph; or (iii) if subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply – at the address in Perth specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph.

NOTE 4:    Paragraph 1202A(3)(a) provides that the application must be made: (i) if the applicant’s residential address, given using form 47BT, is in PRC, including Hong Kong or Macau – at the address in Hong Kong specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph; or (ii) if the applicant’s residential address, given using form 47BT, is in Taiwan – at the address in Taipei specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph; or (iii) if subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply – at the address in Perth specified in a Gazette Notice for this subparagraph.]