Migration Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2671

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Migration Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

Dated 28 September 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ROBERT RAY

Minister of State for Immigration,

Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

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Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 October 1989.

2. After regulation 29be of the Migration Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Fee for temporary entry visa

“29bf. (1) In this regulation:

‘temporary entry visa’ means a visa granted to a person with a view to enabling that person to obtain:

(a) a temporary entry permit; and

(b) authorisation to work in Australia.

“(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the fee payable for an application for a temporary entry visa is $30.

“(3) No fee is payable for an application for a temporary entry visa where the application is made by a person:

(a) who seeks to travel to Australia as a person having refugee status; or

(b) who applies under a special humanitarian program administered by the Department; or

(c) who applies as a spouse or child of a person who is also applying for a temporary entry visa; or

(d) included in a class of persons in respect of whom the Minister has determined in writing that no fee is to be payable.”.

 

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1959 No. 35 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1989 No. 47 and see also