Amendments To Subclass 679 - Sponsored Family Visitor Visa - Limitation On Approval Of Sponsorship
1 October 2006 - Legislation change
Client summary
From 1 October 2006 the Migration Regulations 1994 ('the Regulations') will be amended so that a determination can be made at any time that a sponsor is not subject to a five year bar on approval of a subclass 679 (Sponsored Family Visitor) sponsorship.
The effect of the amendment is that the decision on whether the sponsor is subject to a five year bar no longer needs to be made in conjunction with a new sponsorship and visa application. The circumstances which must be met to lift the bar remain the same:
- the previously sponsored subclass 679 visa holder failed to depart Australia within the period specified by the visa
- the failure to depart Australia occurred due to circumstances beyond the visa holder's control
- those circumstances occurred after the visa holder arrived in Australia.
Technical details
The following provision of the Regulations will be amended:
Division 1.4 - Sponsorship:
- Paragraph 1.20L(4)(b)
Additional information: Nil
Transitional arrangements: Nil
Forms: Nil
Instructions: PAM3: Schedule 2 Subclass 679 requires minor amendments and will be updated to reflect this change.
Effect on delegations: Changes are proposed to limit the number of delegated decision makers, but this is not required as part of the legislation change.
Effect on systems: Nil