EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Act 1958
REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 27
(SECTION 499)
- This Instrument is made under section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’).
2. Section 499 of the Act provides that the Minister may give directions to a person or body having functions or powers under this Act if the directions are about the performance of those functions or the exercise of those powers.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to revoke the instrument “Direction No. 27 – Order for Consideration or Disposal of Applications for Visas under section 91 of the Migration Act 1958”, signed on 31 December 2001.
4. The Instrument operates to revoke the Direction No. 27 pending the remaking of another direction which will be tabled in both Houses of the Parliament.
5. The Instrument, IMMI 07/073, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.