EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Migration Regulations 1994

CLASS OF PERSONS (NETBALL WORLD CUP) 2015

(Subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv))

1. This Instrument is made under subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
2. The Instrument revokes Instrument number IMMI 14/022 (F2014L00215), signed on 27 February 2014, under section 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify participants in the 2015 Netball World Cup as a class of persons when applying for the Subclass 600 (Business Stream) visa.
4. The Instrument operates by specifying applicants for a Subclass 600 (Business Stream) visa who are a class of persons under subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) that are not required to pay a Visa Application Charge.

5. Consultation with the Office for Sport in the Department of Health was undertaken before the Instrument was made.

6. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulatory Impact Statement is not required (OBPR Reference 18588).

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 the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments and ceases on 16 September 2015.