Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1343) Regulations 2001
Statutory Rules 2001 No. 2411
I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.
Dated 29 August 2001
PETER HOLLINGWORTH
Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command
PHILIP RUDDOCK
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

  
1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Migration (Liberia — United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1343) Regulations 2001.
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on 1 November 2001.
3	Definitions
		In these Regulations:
Act means the Migration Act 1958. 
Committee means the committee established under paragraph 14 of the Resolution.  
designated person means a person who:
	(a)	is any of the following:
	(i)	a senior member of the Government of Liberia;
	(ii)	a senior member of the Liberian armed forces;
	(iii)	a spouse of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii);
	(iv)	an individual providing financial or military support to armed rebel groups in countries neighbouring Liberia, in particular the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone; and
	(b)	has been designated by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of the Resolution.  
Resolution means United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1343 (2001). 
4	Application
		These Regulations apply in addition to, and despite any provision to the contrary in, any other Regulations under the Act.
5	Special criterion for grant of visas
	(1)	This regulation applies in relation to an application for a visa:
	(a)	made, but not finally determined (within the meaning of subsection 5 (9) of the Act), before 1 November 2001; or
	(b)	made on or after 1 November 2001.  
	(2)	It is a criterion applicable (at the time of decision) to an application for a visa of any class by a designated person that the Minister is satisfied that:
	(a)	the Committee has determined that the designated person’s travel:
	(i)	is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation; or
	(ii)	would assist in the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the West Africa subregion; or
	(iii)	would otherwise promote Liberian compliance with the demands of the United Nations Security Council; or  
	(b)	there are compelling reasons to grant the visa to the designated person.
6	Prescribed ground for cancelling visas (Act s 116)
	(1)	This regulation applies to a visa granted on, before or after 1 November 2001.  
	(2)	For paragraph 116 (1) (g) of the Act, it is a prescribed ground for cancelling a visa (other than a visa granted on the basis that the applicant satisfied the criterion in subregulation 5 (2)) that the holder of the visa is, or becomes, a designated person.
	(3)	However, the Minister is not to cancel a visa on the ground prescribed under subregulation (2) if the Minister is satisfied that:
	(a)	the Committee has determined that the designated person’s travel to, or continued stay in, Australia:
	(i)	is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation; or
	(ii)	would assist in the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the West Africa subregion; or
	(iii)	would otherwise promote Liberian compliance with the demands of the United Nations Security Council; or  
	(b)	there are compelling reasons for the designated person to continue to hold the visa.

Note
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 September 2001.