EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Subject - Migration Act 1958
Migration Regulations (Amendment)
Section 181 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act. In addition section 23 and 33 of the Act enable him to make regulations providing for different classes of visas and entry permits.
The purpose of the Regulations is:
(i) Regulation 38 - Regulations 126 (Extended eligibility (spouse) entry permit)
to extend from 1 December 1990 to 31 March 1991 the period during which a person who enters Australia as a visitor and marries an Australian citizen or permanent resident, can obtain permanent residence under regulation 126. This concessional period was granted, despite the fact that current Australian Government policy is not to allow visitors to obtain permanent residence in this fashion, to overcome certain problems which emerged as a result of earlier policies which provided for this to be done. It is now proposed to grant an extension of this period, to allow consideration of a report by the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Regulations on the policy.
(ii) all other Regulations
to provide for a reduction in the number of entry permit classes from 94 to 12. The purpose of the amendments is to simplify application procedures. The reduction in the number of classes requires a large number of technical amendments. There are no policy changes involved.
Regulation 26 will commence on 1 December 1990 and all other regulations on 10 December 1990.
| Authority: | Sections 23, 33 and 181 of the Migration Act 1953 |
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| Cabinet Minute No. 13697 of 2 May 1990 |
Issued by the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs