2006 Notices of Legislation Changes
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Legislation change, by implementation date:
1 October 2006
1 July 2006
1 March 2006
Effective 1 October 2006
- Waiver of some health requirements for certain onshore skilled visa applicants in certain circumstances
- Amendments To Subclass 679 - Sponsored Family Visitor Visa - Limitation On Approval Of Sponsorship
- Amendments to Regulation 3.10. Amendments to provisions related to the use of information regarding persons on international flights
- Registered Migration Agents to certify documents relating to visa applications
- Dependent family members of New Zealand citizens eligible to apply for employer nominated permanent residence in Australia
- Professional Standards of Registered Migration Agents and Consumer Protection
- Changes To General Skilled Migration Provisions
- Amendments to expand provisions for deemed applications for certain visas
Effective 1 July 2006
- Requirements for Registration of Potential Migration Agents
- Amendments to Subclass 995 - Diplomatic (Temporary) Visa and Subclass 426 - Domestic Worker (Temporary) - Diplomatic or Consular Visa
- Introduction of two-stage Skilled - Designated Area-sponsored visa
- Annual Indexation of DIMA Fees and Visa Application Charges Effective 1 July 2006
- Changes to General Skilled Migration (GSM) provisions
- Access to the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) for holders of the Subclass 496 Skilled - Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) (Class UZ) visa
- Amendments to the Sponsored Business Owner Visa
- Amendments to Subclass 459 - Sponsored Business Visitor visa
- Distinguished Talent Visa (Subclasses 124 and 858)
- Amendments to Subclass 457 - Temporary Business (Long Stay) visa
- Prescribed number of Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal members
- New Initiatives for Working Holiday (Subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visas
- Renewal of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a Safe Third Country
- Amendments to Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Subclass 457) Visa - Sponsorship and Visa Regulations
Effective 1 March 2006
- Amendments to the Work and Holiday visa program
- Work performed by unlawful non-citizens in detention centres
- Collection of personal identifiers under section 188 of the Migration Act 1958.
- Amendments to the foreign policy grounds relevant to the grant and cancellation of visas
- Amendments to selected parent visas to provide provision for substituted Subclass 676 (Tourist) visa holders