EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
- This Notice is made under regulation 1.17 and paragraphs 1224A(3)(a), 1224A(3)(aa) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Section 1.17 of the Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of these Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.
3. Section 1224A(3)(a) provides that an applicant for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa must hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in a Gazette Notice.
4. Section 1224A(3)(aa) provides that an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa by a person who holds a valid passport mentioned in paragraph 1224A(3)(a) must be made at an address specified for the country of issue in a Gazette Notice.
5. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the kind of passport an applicant must hold in order to be eligible to apply for a Working and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa, and the address at which an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa must be made.
6. The instrument operates to allow applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran to make an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa at the postal or street address specified in the Gazette Notice for the ACT and Regions Office of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
7. Consultation is unnecessary as, under section 18(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, the Instrument is of a minor or machinery nature and does not substantially alter existing arrangements.
8. The instrument commences on 14 July 2005.