EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
KINDS OF FEES OR CHARGES 2016/083
(Regulation 5.41B)
- Instrument IMMI 16/083 is made under paragraph 5.41(1)(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
- The purpose of the Instrument is to ensure that the PayPal surcharge applies to payments of fees and charges paid by PayPal.
- The Instrument operates to specify that a PayPal surcharge is payable for payments made in relation to nomination applications, sponsorship applications, and visa application charges where these payments are paid by PayPal.
- Consultation was undertaken with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority before the instrument was made.
- The Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) has advised that a Regulatory Impact Statement is not required (OBPR Reference 20393).
- Under section 10 of the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015, the Instrument is exempt from disallowance and therefore a Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights is not required.
- The Instrument commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (2016 Measures No. 3) Regulation 2016.