Migration (Sierra Leone — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1171) Regulations 1997

Migration (Sierra Leone — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1171) Regulations 1997

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 402 as amended

made under the

Migration Act 1958

This compilation was prepared on 28 September 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 1999 No. 227

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Definition 

 3 Application 

 4 Special criteria for grant of visas 

Notes   

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Migration (Sierra Leone — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1171) Regulations  1997.

2 Definition

  In these Regulations:

Committee means the Committee established under paragraph 10 of United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1132 (1997).

3 Application

  These Regulations apply in addition to, and despite any provision to the contrary in, any other Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

4 Special criteria for grant of visas

 (1) It is a criterion applicable (at the time of decision) to an application for a visa of any class that the applicant meets the requirements of subregulation (2) or (3).

 (2) An applicant meets the requirements of this subregulation if the applicant is not a person whom the Committee designates as a leading member of the former military junta, or the Revolutionary United Front, of Sierra Leone.

 (3) An applicant meets the requirements of this subregulation if:

 (a) the applicant is designated by the Committee as a leading member of the former military junta, or the Revolutionary United Front, of Sierra Leone; and

 (b) the Minister is satisfied that:

 (i) the grant of the visa to the applicant is supported by the Committee for verified humanitarian purposes; or

 (ii) there are compelling reasons to grant the visa to the applicant.

Notes to the Migration (Sierra Leone — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1171) Regulations 1997

Note 1

The Migration (Sierra Leone — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1171) Regulations 1997 (in force under the Migration Act 1958) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1997 No. 402 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments