LIN 25/115
Migration (2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup—Class of Persons for Nil VAC) Instrument 2025
I, Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Immigration, make the following instrument.
Dated 3 November 2025
Matt Thistlethwaite
Assistant Minister for Immigration
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Specified event for paragraph 408.229(b)
6 Specified class of persons for paragraph 408.229(c)
7 Visa application charge
8 Repeal
This instrument is the Migration (2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup—Class of Persons for Nil VAC) Instrument 2025.
This instrument commences on 5 November 2025.
This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994:
(a) subregulation 2.07(5) for subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations;
(b) paragraphs 408.229(b) and 408.229(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
Note: The expression visa application charge used in this instrument is defined in section 5 of the Migration Act 1958.
In this instrument:
2027 Men's Rugby World Cup means the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup hosted by Australia from 1 October 2027 to 13 November 2027.
Local organising committee means Rugby World Cup (Australia) Pty Ltd (ABN: 33 666 859 641) who are the entity responsible for the operational delivery of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.
Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.
Rugby World Cup Limited means the wholly-owned subsidiary of World Rugby that is responsible for the organisation of the Rugby World Cup.
VAC means visa application charge.
World Rugby means the global governing body for the sport of rugby union, whose headquarters is located in Dublin, Ireland.
For paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup is a specified event.
For paragraph 408.229(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the class of persons specified, in relation to the event specified in section 5, is a person who is:
(a) approved for accreditation for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup by the local organising committee; and
(b) any of the following persons:
(i) Rugby World Cup Limited personnel;
(ii) 2027 Rugby World Cup personnel;
(iii) a member of a competing team;
(iv) a tournament official;
(v) other accredited persons required to perform certain tournament functions in Australia.
For subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the specified class of persons is a person who is:
(a) seeking to satisfy clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations; and
(b) in the class of persons specified in section 6.
This instrument is repealed on 14 November 2027.