Statutory Rules 1996   No. 771

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Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Reform Act 1992.

Dated 29 May 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 August 1996.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   New Division 2B of Part 7

3.1(22A)   After Division 2A of Part 7, insert:

“Division 2B—Combined applications for review by  Refugee Review Tribunal

Combined applications for review by the Refugee Review Tribunal

 “30E. (1) If, before 1 September 1994:

 (a) 2 or more applicants have combined their applications for:

 (i) determinations by the Minister that they are refugees within the meaning of the old Act; or

 (ii) the grant of entry permits referred to in subparagraph 39 (a) (ii) of the Reform Act;

  in Australia, in a way permitted by the Migration (1989) Regulations or the Migration (1993) Regulations; and

 (b) the Minister’s decisions in respect of 2 or more of those applicants are that Protection (Class AZ) visas not be granted; and

 (c) the Minister’s decisions are RRT-reviewable decisions;

the applicants referred to in paragraph (b) may combine their applications for review by the Refugee Review Tribunal of the Minister’s decisions.

 “(2) Subregulation (1) applies to an application for review made on or after 1 August 1996.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on  5 June 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1994 No. 261 as amended by 1994 Nos. 281 and 377; 1995 Nos. 40, 135 and 266; 1996 No. 11.