Migration Amendment (Repeal, Consequential and Technical Amendments) Regulations 2025
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 20 March 2025
Sam Mostyn AC
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
Tony Burke
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
Part 1—Visa repeals
Migration Regulations 1994
Part 2—Technical amendments
Migration Regulations 1994
This instrument is the Migration Amendment (Repeal, Consequential and Technical Amendments) Regulations 2025.
(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.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
This instrument is made under the Migration Act 1958.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
1 Regulation 1.03 (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian permanent resident)
Omit “or a Resident Return (Temporary) (Class TP) visa”.
2 Subregulation 1.11A(1)
Omit “188, 888, 890, 891, 892 and 893”, substitute “188 and 888”.
3 Paragraphs 1.20(4)(e) and (f)
Repeal the paragraphs.
4 Subparagraph 2.03A(3)(a)(ii)
Repeal the subparagraph.
5 Subparagraph 2.08B(1)(a)(viii)
Repeal the subparagraph.
6 Paragraph 2.11(2A)(b)
Omit “(Class TO) visa; and”, substitute “(Class TO) visa.”.
7 Paragraph 2.11(2A)(c)
Repeal the paragraph.
8 Paragraph 2.12F(2)(d)
Repeal the paragraph.
9 Paragraphs 2.12F(2B)(d), (e), (g), (h), (i) and (j)
Repeal the paragraphs.
10 Sub‑subparagraph 2.15(1)(b)(ii)(A)
Omit “a Tourist (Class TR) visa,”.
11 Subparagraph 2.15(3)(b)(i)
Omit “a Tourist (Class TR) visa,”.
12 Paragraph 2.21B(1)(b)
Omit “a Tourist (Class TR) visa or”.
13 Subregulation 2.50(4) (definition of return visa)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
return visa means a Return (Residence) (Class BB) visa.
14 Paragraph 773.213(1)(b) of Schedule 2
Omit “or Resident Return (Temporary) visa”.
15 Clause 8549 of Schedule 8
Repeal the clause, substitute:
8549 While the holder is in Australia, the holder must live, study and work only in a designated area, as in force:
(a) when the visa was granted; or
(b) if the holder has held more than 1 visa that is subject to this condition—when the first of those visas was granted.
Note: For designated area: see regulation 1.03.
16 Part 1 of Schedule 9 (table item 23, column 2, subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii))
Repeal the subparagraphs.
17 In the appropriate position in Schedule 13
Insert:
In this Part:
amending regulations means the Migration Amendment (Repeal, Consequential and Technical Amendments) Regulations 2025.
commencement day means the day Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the amending regulations commences.
(1) The amendments of these Regulations made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the amending regulations do not apply in relation to:
(a) an application for a visa made before the commencement day; or
(b) a visa granted:
(i) before the commencement day; or
(ii) on or after the commencement day, if the application for the visa was made before that day.
(2) Despite the repeal or amendment of provisions of these Regulations by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the amending regulations, those provisions, as in force immediately before the commencement day, continue to apply in relation to an application for a visa if:
(a) the application is taken to have been made by a person before, on or after the commencement day in accordance with regulation 2.08, 2.08A or 2.08B; 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 their visa before the commencement day; and
(c) for an application taken to have been made in accordance with regulation 2.08A or 2.08B—the original applicant mentioned in paragraph 2.08A(1)(a) or 2.08B(1)(a), as the case requires, applied for their visa before the commencement day.
18 Amendments of listed provisions—repeals
Repeal the following provisions:
(a) item 1104B of Schedule 1;
(b) item 1111 of Schedule 1;
(c) item 1202A of Schedule 1;
(d) item 1216 of Schedule 1;
(e) item 1218 of Schedule 1;
(f) Part 159 of Schedule 2;
(g) Part 160 of Schedule 2;
(h) Part 161 of Schedule 2;
(i) Part 162 of Schedule 2;
(j) Part 163 of Schedule 2;
(k) Part 164 of Schedule 2;
(l) Part 165 of Schedule 2;
(m) Part 676 of Schedule 2;
(n) Part 808 of Schedule 2;
(o) Part 890 of Schedule 2;
(p) Part 891 of Schedule 2;
(q) Part 892 of Schedule 2;
(r) Part 893 of Schedule 2.
19 Regulation 1.03 (definition of CNI number)
Omit “Crime”, substitute “Criminal Intelligence”.
20 Regulation 1.03 (definition of member of the Royal family)
Omit “Queen’s”, substitute “Sovereign’s”.
21 Regulation 1.03 (paragraph (a) of the definition of member of the Royal party)
Omit “Queen who is accompanying Her Majesty”, substitute “Sovereign who is accompanying the Sovereign”.
22 Regulation 1.03 (paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of member of the Royal party)
Omit “Queen” (wherever occurring), substitute “Sovereign”.
23 Regulation 1.03 (definitions of permanent entry permit and permanent entry visa)
Repeal the definitions.
24 Regulation 1.03 (note to the definition of registered course)
Omit “section 10”, substitute “section 14A”.
25 Subparagraph 2.15(1)(b)(ii)
Omit “paragraph (i) or (ia)”, substitute “subparagraph (i) or (ia)”.
26 Paragraph 2.57A(4)(b)
Omit “292‑175”, substitute “291‑175”.
27 Regulation 5.34F (heading)
Omit “Australian Crime Commission”, substitute “Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission”.
28 Paragraph 5.34F(2)(c)
Omit “Australian Crime Commission”, substitute “Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission”.
29 Subparagraph 155.212(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 2
Omit “or a permanent entry permit”.
30 Subparagraph 155.212(2)(b)(i) of Schedule 2
Omit “or the permanent entry permit”.
31 Sub‑subparagraph 157.212(2)(a)(i)(A) of Schedule 2
Omit “or a permanent entry permit”.
32 Sub‑subparagraph 157.212(2)(a)(ii)(A) of Schedule 2
Omit “or the permanent entry permit”.
33 Clause 200.111 of Schedule 2 (definition of relevant Minister)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
relevant Minister means any of the following:
(a) the Attorney‑General;
(b) the Defence Minister;
(c) the Foreign Minister;
(d) the Minister.
34 Paragraph 200.211(1B)(b) of Schedule 2
Omit “Minister for Finance and Deregulation”, substitute “Finance Minister”.
35 Clause 201.111 of Schedule 2 (definition of relevant Minister)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
relevant Minister means any of the following:
(a) the Attorney‑General;
(b) the Defence Minister;
(c) the Foreign Minister;
(d) the Minister.
36 Paragraph 201.211(1B)(b) of Schedule 2
Omit “Minister for Finance and Deregulation”, substitute “Finance Minister”.