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New s499 Directions and Revocation Instrument - Processing Priorities

New Ministerial Policy Direction Nos 43 and 44 made under s499 of the Migration Act 1958 were signed by the Minister on 18 July 2009.  They come into effect on 15 August 2009.  These replace previous Ministerial Direction Nos 32 and 39 respectively, which are revoked on 15 August 2009.

The revocation instrument for Direction 39 was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) on 30 July 2009 (see IMMI09/076) and takes effect on 15 August. A revocation instrument was not required for Direction 32 as it was not registered on FRLI.

The s499 Directions and the revocation instrument are available in LEGEND from 15 August 2009.