Notices of Legislation Changes
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Legislation changes, by implementation date:
Effective 1 July 2013
- Repeal of Certain Skilled Migration Visas and Associated Legislation
- Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 to align Tribunal procedures
Effective 13 April 2013
- Amendment to cease automatic cancellation relating to student visas
- Amendments to cease mandatory cancellation relating to student visas
Effective 23 March 2013
- Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 to biennially adjust review application fees to the Tribunals
- Amendments to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 to strengthen continuing professional development provisions for registered migration agents
- Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 to implement post study work arrangements
- Amendment to the Migration Regulations 1994 to correct a drafting error in subclause 202.222(2) made by the Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5)
- Additional Temporary Work Arrangements
- Simplified Visitor Visas
Effective 1 January 2013
- Increase to Visa Application Charges for Certain Visas
- Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 to Enable the Collection of Personal Identifiers from Offshore Visa Applicants by Overseas Officers at Places that are not Specified in an Instrument in Writing
- Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 to Clarify When a Bridging Visa Held on the Basis of a Merits Review Application would Cease to be in Effect
- Amendment of Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007 Relating to the Payment of Fees in Foreign Currencies and Foreign Countries
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Act 2012
- Amendments to the Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007 to Prescribe the Type of Visas for Relatives to Satisfy the Defence Service Requirement
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