Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014

Select Legislative Instrument No. 65, 2014

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 29 May 2014

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Scott Morrison

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014.

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on 2 June 2014.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the Migration Act 1958.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1—Amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

1  Regulation 1.03

Repeal the following definitions:

 (a) definition of aged dependent relative;

 (b) definition of carer;

 (c) definition of remaining relative.

2  Regulations 1.15, 1.15AA and 1.20K

Repeal the regulations.

3  Regulation 1.20LAA (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

1.20LAA  Limitation on sponsorships—contributory parent and contributory aged parent visas

4  Paragraphs 1.20LAA(1)(a), (b), (e) and (f)

Repeal the paragraphs.

5  At the end of Schedule 13

Add:

Part 30—Amendments made by the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014

3001  Operation of Schedule 1

 (1) The amendments of these Regulations made by Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014 apply in relation to an application for a visa made on or after 2 June 2014.

 (2) Despite the repeal of provisions of these Regulations by Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014, these Regulations as in force immediately before 2 June 2014 continue to apply on and after 2 June 2014 in relation to an application for a visa if:

 (a) the application is taken to have been made by a person on or after 2 June 2014 in accordance with regulation 2.08 or 2.08A; and

 (b) for an application taken to have been made in accordance with regulation 2.08—the non‑citizen mentioned in paragraph 2.08(1)(a) applied for his or her visa before 2 June 2014; and

 (c) for an application taken to have been made in accordance with regulation 2.08A—the original applicant mentioned in paragraph 2.08A(1)(a) applied for his or her visa before 2 June 2014.

 (3) To avoid doubt, these Regulations, as in force immediately before 2 June 2014, also continue to apply on and after 2 June 2014 in relation to an application for a visa made, but not finally determined, before 2 June 2014.

6  Amendments of listed provisions—repeals

Repeal the following provisions:

 (a) item 1123A of Schedule 1;

 (b) item 1123B of Schedule 1;

 (c) item 1124 of Schedule 1;

 (d) item 1124A of Schedule 1;

 (e) Part 103 of Schedule 2;

 (f) Part 114 of Schedule 2;

 (g) Part 115 of Schedule 2;

 (h) Part 116 of Schedule 2;

 (i) Part 804 of Schedule 2;

 (j) Part 835 of Schedule 2;

 (k) Part 836 of Schedule 2;

 (l) Part 838 of Schedule 2.