ATTACHMENT F
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
- This Notice is made under Regulation 1.17 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’).
2. Paragraph 5.36(1)(a) and 5.36(1)(b) of the Regulations provides that payment of a fee, other than a visa application charge mentioned in subregulation (3A), must be made in a place, being Australia or a foreign country, that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by Gazette Notice; and in a currency that is specified for the purposes of this paragraph by Gazette Notice as a currency in which a fee may be paid in that place.
3. The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the places in which payment of a fee must be made and the currency in which a fee may be paid in that place.
4. The instrument operates to inform DIMIA’s offshore clients of the currency which they should use to pay a visa application charge when applying for a visa to enter Australia in a country other than Australia.
5. This Instrument does not substantially alter existing arrangements. As such, consultation was unnecessary (paragraph 18(2)(a) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 refers).
6. The instrument commences on 1 July 2005.