Technical Amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994
1 November 2005 - Legislation change
Client summary
From 1 November 2005 the Migration Regulations 1994 will be amended for the purpose of improving clarity by correcting inadvertent technical errors and omissions.
The amendments are minor technical amendments only and do not have any other practical effect.
Technical details
The Regulations are amended as follows:
- The first Note in Division 1.2 in Part 1 of the Regulations is amended to remove a reference to an obsolete reference to a list of Defined Terms.
- Subparagraphs 1.20IA(a)(ii) and 1.20T(a)(ii) in Part 1 of the Regulations and subparagraph 773.213(1)(g)(i) in Schedule 2 to the Regulations are amended to clarify the meaning of the words "valid visa" and to maintain consistency of language in reference to visa validity.
- Paragraph 2.20(12)(e) in Part 2 and subparagraph 3.03(3)(g)(ii) in Part 3 of the Regulations are amended by removing the word "and", as there are no following paragraphs.
- Subparagraph 3.03(3)(f)(ii) in Part 3 of the Regulations is amended to correct an inadvertent omission by adding "and", as there is a following paragraph.
- Subparagraphs 1128BA(3)(j)(ii) and 1128BA(3)(j)(iii) in Schedule 1 to the Regulations are amended to provide consistency with the wording of paragraph 46(1)(b) and section 65 of the Migration Act 1958.
- Paragraph 1218A(3)(c) in Schedule 1 to the Regulations is amended to correct an incorrect reference to "subclause".
- The headings of Subdivisions 051.21, 051.22, 070.21 and 070.22 in Schedule 2 to the Regulations are amended to provide consistency of references to criteria being "satisfied" rather than "met".
- Clauses 309.111 and 309.223 in Schedule 2 to the Regulations are amended to remove references to obsolete references to provisions that were previously omitted.
- Division 410. 1 is inserted before Division 410.2 in Schedule 2 to the Regulations to correct an inadvertent omission.
- The following provisions are amended to remove unnecessary references to the word "visa":
- sub-subparagraph 572.227(c)(iii)(C)
- subparagraph 572.312(2)(d)(iii)
- subparagraph 573.211(2)(d)(iii)
- sub-subparagraph 573.227(c)(iii)(C)
- subparagraph 573.312(2)(d)(iii)
- subparagraph 574.211(2)(d)(iii)
- sub-subparagraph 574.227(c)(iii)(C)
- subparagraph 574.312(2)(d)(iii)
- subparagraph 580.211(2)(d)(iii)
- sub-subparagraph 580.227(c)(iii)(C), and
- subparagraph 580.311(2)(d)(iii).
- Paragraph 5010(3)(b) and sub-subparagraph 5010(4)(a)(i)(B) in Schedule 5 to the Regulations are amended to clarify the meaning of "AusAID" visa and provide consistency of language in Item 5010.
Additional information:
Transitional arrangements: The above amendments are scheduled to commence on 1 November 2005.
Forms: Nil
Instructions: Nil
Effect on delegations: Nil
Effect on systems: Nil