Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Agreements or Arrangements which are not Relevant Agreements for the purposes of Government Agreement Stream of the International Relations Visa IMMI 12/084 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFYING AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT RELEVANT AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT STREAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS VISA

(Clause 403.111)

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under clause 403.111 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) hereby:

1.         REVOKE Instrument IMMI 09/103 signed on 7 September 2009, specifying agreements or arrangements, or types of agreements or arrangements for the purpose of the definition of relevant agreement in clause 406.111; AND

2.         SPECIFY the following agreements or arrangements, or types of agreements or arrangements, for the purpose of the definition of relevant agreement in clause 403.111:

(a)        all agreements, arrangements, or types of agreements or arrangements, made between Australia and another country for the purposes of:

·            the Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa; or

·            the Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa; or

·            the Seasonal Labour Mobility Scheme; or

·            allowing the visa holder to undertake full time study in Australia; or

·            facilitating the entry to Australia of eligible New Zealand citizens.

(b) all bilateral adoption arrangements defined under regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.

This instrument, IMMI 12/084, commences on 24 November 2012, immediately after the commencement of Migration Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 4).

Dated 9 November 2012

CHRIS BOWEN

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: Clause 403.111(d) of the Regulations provides that relevant agreement means a written agreement that is in effect; and is between a department or agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and a government of a foreign country; and is at least partly for the purpose of facilitating the temporary entry of people to Australia; and is not an agreement or arrangement, or a type of agreement or arrangement, that is specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.

NOTE 2:       Regulation 1.03 provides that a bilateral adoption arrangement means an arrangement between Australia and another country that allows the adoption of a child from the other country to be recognised in Australia under the Family Law (Bilateral) Arrangements – Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998.

NOTE 3: Clause 406.111 is repealed from the Migration Regulations 1994 by the Migration Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 4), with effect from 24 November 2012.]