Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) Classes of Persons January 2011 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

CLASSES OF PERSONS

(SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1218(2)(a)(i)(B))

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 07/052, signed on 30 July 2007, specifying classes of persons for the purposes of subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations;

1. SPECIFY as a class of persons for the purposes of subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, each person holding the kind of passport specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Instrument, subject to satisfying the conditions, if any, in column 3 of the Schedule for passports of that kind, where that person is outside Australia and lodges an application on the internet for a Tourist (Class TR) visa for the duration of three months or less; AND

1. SPECIFY as a class of persons for the purposes of subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, each person applying for a Tourist (Class TR) visa who is a registered Arafura Games participant.

For the purposes of this Instrument:

“Arafura Games” means the sporting event hosted and managed by the Northern Territory Government scheduled to be held from 7 to 14 May 2011.

“Registered Arafura Games participant” means any person entering Australia for the purpose of participating in the 2011 Arafura Games who has registered their details with the Arafura Games organisers and has been accepted as an athlete or support person.

This Instrument, number IMMI 10/080, commences on 15 February 2011.

Dated             20 January 2011

CHRIS BOWEN

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE: Subsubparagraph 1218(2)(a)(i)(B) of the Regulations provides that an applicant who is in a class of persons specified in an instrument in writing for the subsubparagraph will have a nil Visa Application Charge.]

SCHEDULE

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Kind of Passport	Column 3 Conditions
1	Austria	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Austria
2	Belgium	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Belgium
3	Bulgaria	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Bulgaria
4	Republic of Cyprus	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus
5	Czech Republic	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Czech Republic
6	Denmark	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark
7	Estonia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia
8	Finland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland
9	France	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France
10	Germany	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany
11	Greece	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Greece
12	Hungary	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Hungary
13	Republic of Ireland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland
14	Italy	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy
15	Latvia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Latvia
16	Lithuania	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Lithuania
17	Luxembourg	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Luxembourg
18	Malta	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta
19	The Netherlands	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands
20	Poland	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Poland
21	Portugal	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Portugal
22	Romania	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Romania
23	Slovakia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovakia
24	Slovenia	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Slovenia
25	Spain	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Spain
26	Sweden	Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden
27	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen