Commonwealth of Australia

 Migration Act 1958

 Migration Regulations 1994

VISA CAPPING FOR 2005/2006 FINANCIAL YEAR: CONTRIBUTORY AGED PARENT (RESIDENCE) (CLASS DG) VISAS

(SECTION 85)

I, ANDREW ROBB, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:

DETERMINE that the maximum number of Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) visas that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 for those people who satisfy clause 864.214 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 is 365.

Dated                        6 June                                 2006

ANDREW ROBB 

 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE 1: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.

NOTE 2:          Clause 864.214 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 provides that an applicant for a Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864) visa who, at the time of application, is neither (a) the holder of a Subclass 884 (Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary)) visa, nor (b) the holder of a substituted Subclass 676 visa, the applicant must satisfy the balance of family test.]