14ADeferral of consideration of application under section 13—visa liable to cancellation

#### 14A Deferral of consideration of application under section 13—visa liable to cancellation (1) If: (a) an application is made to the Minister under section 13; and (b) it appears to the Minister that: (i) a visa held by the applicant may be cancelled under a provision of the Migration Act 1958 (whether or not the person has been given any notice to that effect); or (ii) the person has been charged, or may be charged, with an offence under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; the Minister may defer consideration of the application until the end of a period determined by the Minister. (2) The Minister must not defer consideration of an application for a period that exceeds, or for periods that in total exceed, 12 months. (3) If: (a) the Minister decides to defer consideration of an application; and (b) the applicant is present in Australia; the Minister must give the applicant written notice setting out the decision. The notice may be served personally, by post or by an electronic communication. (4) If the Minister decides to defer consideration of an application, section 13 and subsection (1) of this section apply in relation to the application as if it had been furnished immediately before the end of that period. (5) Nothing in this section prevents: (a) an applicant from withdrawing the application; or (b) a person whose application under section 13 has been refused from making a further application or applications under that section.