EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Migration Regulations 1994

CLASSES OF PERSONS

(Paragraph 1222(3)(aa))

1. This Instrument is made under paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the classes of persons that must lodge a Student (Temporary)(Class TU) visa application to the Adelaide Onshore Student Processing Centre (AOSPC), the address of which is specified in a separate instrument. 
3. The Instrument operates to specify the class of persons that must apply for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa application by submitting their application to the AOSPC.  These classes of persons are defined as citizens of specified countries.  This Instrument amendment is a result of machinery of government changes regarding the integration of AusAID into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and updates any reference to ensure the visa programs operate as intended.

4. Consultation was undertaken with DFAT and the Department of Education before the instrument was made.

5. The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulatory Impact Statement is not required (OBPR Reference 17020).

6. 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.

7. The instrument commences on 1 July 2014 immediately after the commencement of Migration Legislation Amendment (2014 Measures No.1) Regulation 2014.