I, Alison Garrod, delegate of the Minister, make this instrument under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) and under paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
Dated 5 December 2023
Alison Garrod
Assistant Secretary
Immigration Programs Division
This instrument is the Migration (Australian Government Endorsed Event —2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit) Instrument (LIN 23/084) 2023.
This instrument commences on 9 December 2023.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Regulations:
(a) subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations; and
(b) paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
ASEAN means Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Regulations means Migration Regulations 1994.
5 Specified events for paragraph 408.229(b)
For paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit is specified.
6 Class of persons for paragraph 408.229(c)
For paragraph 408.229(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, an applicant for a Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa is in a class of persons specified in relation to the event mentioned in section 5 if the applicant is accredited by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to attend the event.
7 Visa application charge
For the purposes of subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the class of persons specified in section 6 of this instrument is specified as a class of persons for whom the visa application charge amount is nil.
This instrument is repealed on 10 March 2024.