Migration Regulations 1994 Specification of Entertainment Visa: Performing at Non-commercial Festivals IMMI 05/066 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

ENTERTAINMENT VISA:

PERFORMING AT NON-COMMERCIAL FESTIVALS

(REGULATION 1205(2)(a)(ii)(B))

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and sub-subparagraph 1205(2)(a)(ii)(B) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ('the Regulations'):

1.REVOKE the instrument signed on 4 February 2003 for the purposes of sub-subparagraph 1205(2)(a)(ii)(B); and

2.SPECIFY the following festivals for the purposes of sub-subparagraph 1205(2)(a)(ii)(B) of the Regulations:

Adelaide Cabaret Festival	Melbourne Fringe Festival
Adelaide Festival of Arts	Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Adelaide Fringe Festival	Melbourne International Film Festival
Adelaide International Film Festival	Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Australian Festival for Young People – Come Out	National Multicultural Festival
Australian Gospel Music Festival	Perth International Arts Festival
Awesome Festival	Queenscliff Music Festival
Brisbane Festival	Sydney Festival
Fairbridge Folk Festival	Ten Days on the Island
Festival of Darwin	Wangaratta Festival of Jazz
Glenelg Jazz Festival	WOMADelaide Festival
Melbourne Festival

Dated               28 November                        2005

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:         Sub-subparagraph 1205(2)(a)(ii)(B) provides that an applicant meets the requirements of this subparagraph if the purpose of the applicant's visit is to perform as an entertainer, or to assist in performances, and the applicant is sponsored to enter Australia for the purpose of performing at a festival specified by the Minister in a Gazette Notice for this sub-subparagraph.]