EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Subject - Migration Act 1958
Migration Regulations (Amendment)
1990 No. 339
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 sections 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 to amend the Migration Regulations to extend the operation of regulations 119F and 119G of the Migration Regulations from 31 October 1990 to 30 June 1991. Currently these regulations allow Lebanese and Sri Lankan citizens who were in Australia on 31 July 1990 to stay on in Australia up to 31 October 1990 because of political events in their home countries.
The amendments sought will allow Lebanese and Sri Lankan citizens who are temporarily in Australia on 31 October 1990, to remain in Australia up to 30 June 1991. The extension is considered appropriate because of the continued political conditions in their home countries.
The Regulations also add an extra criterion to regulations 119F and 119G to be met before an entry permit is granted under one of these regulations. This criterion will require that an applicant not have been arrested under sections 92 or 93 of the Migration Act after 31 October 1990 and before lodging an application for one of these entry permits.
| Authority: | Sections 23, 33, 181 of the Migration Act 1958 |
Issued by the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs