Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

GRANTING OF OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN 2010/2011
FINANCIAL YEAR

(SECTION 85)

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:

DETERMINE that the maximum number of:

• Other Family (Migrant)(Class BO) visas; and

• Other Family (Residence)(Class BU) visas

that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is 750.

This instrument, IMMI 10/067, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated 18 January 2011

Chris Bowen

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.

NOTE 2: Section 86 of the Act provides that if there is a determination of the maximum number of visas of a class or classes that may be granted in a financial year; and the number of visas of the class or classes granted in the year reaches that maximum number; no more visas of the class or classes may be granted in the year.]