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LIN 21/021

Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Instrument (LIN 21/021) 2021

made under the Migration Regulations 1994

Compilation no. 2

 

Compilation date 15 December 2021

 

This compilation was prepared by the Department of Home Affairs on 15 December 2021 taking into account amendments up to Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/097) 2021 (No. 2).

1 Name

 This instrument is the Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Instrument (LIN 21/021) 2021.

3 Definitions

 In this instrument:

VAC means visa application charge.

Note visa application charge is defined in the Migration Act 1958.

4 Class of persons for nil VAC

 For subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 of the Regulations, an applicant for a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa is specified if:

(a) the applicant is outside Australia at the time of application; and

(b) the application is made between 27 February 2021 and 31 December 2022; and

(c) the applicant was granted a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa while outside Australia before 21 March 2020; and

(d) that visa expired, or will expire between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2022; and

(e) that visa was:

 (i) a multiple entry visa; or

 (ii) a single entry visa that was not used to enter Australia; and

(f) if the applicant has made a previous application after the commencement of this instrument—a decision has not been made to grant or refuse to grant the visa.

5 Application of amendments made by LIN 21/097

 The amendments made by Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/097) 2021 (No. 2) apply to visa applications made after 26 February 2021.

 

 

Notes

This compilation comprises Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Instrument (LIN 21/021) 2021 amended as indicated in the following tables.

Table of instruments

Name

Registration

Number

Commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Instrument (LIN 21/021) 2021

25 February 2021

F2021L00150

27 February 2021

Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/033) 2021

3 May 2021

F2021L00534

27 February 2021

Migration (Class of persons for Visitor (Class FA) visa nil VAC) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/097) 2021 (No. 2)

14 December 2021

F2021L01773

15 December 2021

s 5

Table of amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

s 2..................

rep. Legislation Act 2003, s 48D

s 4..................

am. F2021L00534, F2021L01773

s 5..................

rep. Legislation Act 2003, s 48C

ad. F2021L01773