EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASS OF PERSONS
(Sub-subparagraph 1234(2)(a)(v)(A))
- This Instrument is made under sub-subparagraph 1234(2)(a)(v)(A) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Sub-subparagraph 1234(2)(a)(v)(A) of the Regulations provides that an applicant who is seeking to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa and is an applicant of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing is prescribed a nil Visa Application Charge (VAC).
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify a nil Visa Application Charge for applicants for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa and who are Fulbright Scholars of the United States of America.
4. The Instrument operates to specify the classes of persons that can apply for a visa without having to pay a VAC. This amendment has been made to account for an alteration to the numerical structure of the Regulations.
5. Pursuant to subsection 18(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 consultation was not necessary. The Instrument is of a minor or machinery nature and does not substantially alter existing arrangements.
6. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) is not required (OBPR Reference 15094).
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. This Instrument, IMMI 13/080 commences on 1 July 2013, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charge and Other Matters) Regulation 2013.