Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Migration (LIN 20/179: Arrangements for child visa applications) Amendment Instrument 2020

I, Jason Fraser, as delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

 

Dated: 15.07.2020

Jason Fraser  

Acting Senior Executive Service, Band One

Immigration Programs Division  

Department of Home Affairs

 

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Arrangements for child visa applications 2016/051 (IMMI 16/051)

 

 

  1.            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/179: Arrangements for child visa applications) Amendment Instrument 2020.
  2.            This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/179.

This instrument commences the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.  

This instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

The instrument that is specified in the Schedule to this instrument is amended as set out in the Schedule.

1  Item 3 of the table in section 4

Repeal the item, substitute:

3

Extended Eligibility (Temporary)

(Class TK)

 

Subclass 445 (Dependent Child)

 

Item 1211

 

918

(a) An application by a dependent child of a holder of a Subclass 309, 310, 445, 820 or 826 visa in Australia must be made by:

  1.         posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to:

Department of Home Affairs Child and Other Family Processing Centre,
Locked Bag 7
NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865 AUSTRALIA; or

  1.       delivering the application by courier service to:

Department of Home Affairs Child and Other Family Processing Centre,
Wellington Central,
836 Wellington Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005 AUSTRALIA.

(b) An application by a dependent child of a holder of a Subclass 309, 310, 445, 820 or 826 visa outside Australia, must be made outside Australia.

2  At the end of section 4

Add:

Note 1:  Paragraph 2.10(2)(a) of the Regulations provides that if an application for a visa is made outside Australia, it must be made in accordance with the requirements of Division 2.2 or the item in Schedule 1 of the Regulations that relates to that visa, about where to make the application.

Note 2: Paragraph 2.10(2)(b) of the Regulations provides that where there are no requirements of that kind, the application must be made at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia.