EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASS OF PERSONS
(Item 4 of the table in paragraph 1236(2)(a))
- This Instrument is made under Item 4 of the table in paragraph 1236(2)(a) to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Paragraph 1236(2)(a), Item 4 of the Regulations provides that for an applicant, in a class of persons specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing, a nil visa application charge (VAC) will apply.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify a class of persons that are prescribed a nil VAC when applying for a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa.
4. The Instrument operates to specify as a class of persons, delegates entering Australia who are attending or participating in the International Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Land and Sea Managers Network inaugural conference to be held in Darwin from 26 May 2013 to 31 May 2013.
5. Consultation was undertaken before the instrument was made with the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, who support the provision of a nil VAC for delegates attending the International Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Land and Sea Managers Network inaugural conference
6. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulatory Impact Statement is/is not required (OBPR Reference 12254).
7. Under section 44 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 the Instrument is exempt from disallowance and therefore a Human Rights Statement of Compatibility is not required.
8. The instrument commences on 23 March 2013 immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1).