Migration (Review) Regulations (Amendment) 1992 No. 113
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 113
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
Migration Act 1958
Migration (Review) 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, sections 115 and 116 of the Act provide that regulations may provide for, inter alia, the types of decisions to be reviewed.
The purpose of the Regulations is to make the following amendments to the Migration (Review) Regulations:
Regulation 3 corrects an anomaly in regulation 8J by removing the reference to a primary decision in regulation 24. Regulation 24 refers only to decisions and not to primary decisions.
Regulation 4 makes provision (following the creation of the close family visitor (short stay) entry permit/visitor class) for a close relative of an applicant to seek a review of a decision to refuse a close family visitor (short stay) visa or entry permit.
Regulation 5 makes provision (following the creation of the close family visitor (short stay) entry permit/visitor class) for internal review of a decision to refuse an application for a close family visitor (short stay) visa or entry permit.
The Regulations will commence on 1 May 1992.