Commonwealth of Australia

 Migration Act 1958

 Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF A CLASS OF PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBPARAGRAPH 050.212(8)(b)(ii) OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and subparagraph 050.212(8)(b)(ii) of the Migration Regulations 1994 ("the Regulations"):

1. REVOKE the Gazette Notice specifying a class of persons for the purpose of subparagraph 050.212(8)(b)(ii) of the Regulations signed on 16 October 2002.

2.      SPECIFY all non-citizens who held a Subclass 785 - Temporary Protection visa, and who within 45 days after the expiry of that Subclass 785 - Temporary Protection visa, made an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa, as a class of persons for the purposes of subparagraph 050.212(8)(b)(ii) of the Regulations in respect of a Bridging (General) visa to be granted as a result of the Class XA application.

Dated 10 December 2003.

     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: Subclause 050.212(8) sets out requirements for an applicant seeking to meet the time of application criteria for a Subclass 050 – Bridging (General) visa. An applicant meets the criteria if, among other things, the applicant is within a class of persons specified by Gazette Notice for subparagraph 050.212(8)(b)(ii), and the Minister is satisfied that the applicant has a compelling need to work.]