ADDRESSES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE
SUBCLASS 420 (ENTERTAINMENT) VISA
(REGULATION 1205(3)(c)
1. This Instrument is made under regulation 1.17 and subparagraph 1205(3)(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations 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.
3. Regulation 1205(3)(c) of the Regulations provides that an application by a person seeking to meet the criteria for the grant of an Entertainment (subclass 420) visa must be accompanied by a completed form 148 and must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice, having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice, or having the application sent by facsimile to the address specified in a Gazette Notice.
4. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the relevant addresses for lodging an application, whether the application is posted, delivered by courier or sent by facsimile.
5. The Instrument operates to specify the addresses of where applicants must lodge an application for an Entertainment (subclass 420) visa. The Instrument also operates to amend the existing addresses as the Sydney Entertainment Processing Centre has been relocated from DIMA Sydney City to the DIMA Parramatta office.
6. Consultation was undertaken before the instrument was made as follows:
- Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
- Key entertainment industry stakeholders and sponsors, for example, AUSFILM, Sydney Festival, Warner Roadshow and Fox Studios, the relevant employer body (AEIA) and unions (MEAA, MUA).
- Business centre stakeholders, including the Migration Institute of Australia.
7. The Instrument, IMMI 06/061, commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.