Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under paragraph 2.25A(1)(b) Specification of Countries May 2008 (Cth)
Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
SPECIFICATION OF COUNTRIES
(PARAGRAPH 2.25A(1)(b))
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.25A(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations) hereby
(1) REVOKE Gazette Notice 40 signed on 11 October 2000 specifying countries for the purposes of regulation 2.25A(1)(b) of the Regulations; and
SPECIFY the countries listed in the attached Schedule A for the purposes of regulation 2.25A(1)(b) of the Regulations.
This instrument, IMMI 08/013, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Dated 26 May 2008
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Regulation 2.25A(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 provides that in determining whether an applicant satisfies the criteria for the grant of a visa, the Minister must seek the opinion of a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth on whether a person meets certain requirements of Schedule 4 unless the application is for a permanent visa that is made from a country that is a country specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of this paragraph and there is no information known to Immigration (either through the application or otherwise) to the effect that the person may not meet any of those requirements.
NOTE 2: Regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations provides that Hong Kong means Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.]
SCHEDULE A
Australia Macau
Austria Malaysia
Belgium Malta
Brunei Monaco
Canada Netherlands
Denmark New Zealand
Finland Norway
France People’s Republic of China
Germany Portugal
Greece Singapore
Hong Kong South Africa
Iceland Spain
Ireland Sweden
Israel Switzerland
Italy Taiwan
Japan Thailand
Liechtenstein United Kingdom
Luxembourg United States of America
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