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Migration Amendment (Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) Visa) Regulations 2024

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated   12 December 2024

Sam Mostyn AC

GovernorGeneral

By Her Excellency’s Command

Tony Burke

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Main amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

Part 2—Amendments consequential to the Migration Amendment Act 2024

Migration Regulations 1994

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Migration Amendment (Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) Visa) Regulations 2024.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table

Immediately after this instrument is registered.

3:17pm (A.C.T.)
12 December 2024

2.  Schedule 1, Part 1

Immediately after this instrument is registered.

3:17pm (A.C.T.)
12 December 2024

3.  Schedule 1, Part 2

The later of:

(a) immediately after this instrument is registered; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment Act 2024.

3:17pm (A.C.T.)
12 December 2024
(paragraph (a) applies)

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Migration Act 1958.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Part 1Main amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

1  Subregulation 2.20(1)

Omit “(18)”, substitute “(19)”.

2  At the end of regulation 2.20

Add:

 (19) This subregulation applies to a noncitizen if:

 (a) the noncitizen is the holder of a Bridging R (Class WR) visa; and

 (b) either:

 (i) the visa was granted by the Minister under section 195A of the Act; or

 (ii) if the noncitizen has previously held other Bridging R (Class WR) visas—the first of those visas was granted by the Minister under section 195A of the Act.

3  Subregulation 2.25AB(1)

Omit “2.20(18)”, substitute “2.20(18) or (19)”.

4  Subclause 050.211(2) of Schedule 2

Omit “(17) or (18)”, substitute “(17), (18) or (19)”.

5  Clause 070.612 of Schedule 2

Repeal the clause, substitute:

070.612 

  If the Minister has granted the visa under section 195A of the Act or regulation 2.25AA or 2.25AB, conditions 8551, 8552, 8553, 8554, 8555, 8556, 8560, 8561, 8562, 8563, 8564, 8614, 8616 and 8625 must be imposed, in addition to any other condition imposed by or under another provision of this Division.

6  At the end of subclause 070.612A(3) of Schedule 2

Add:

 ; or (c) the visa was granted under section 195A of the Act.

7  At the end of subclause 070.612B(4) of Schedule 2

Add:

 ; or (c) the visa was granted under section 195A of the Act.

Part 2Amendments consequential to the Migration Amendment Act 2024

Migration Regulations 1994

8  Subregulation 2.25AD(1)

Omit “paragraph 76E(1)(a)”, substitute “subsection 76E(1)”.