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Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2006/2007 Financial Year: Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) Visas - May 2007

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The Minister capped grants of Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visas at 695 for the 2006–07 financial year, so once that number was reached no further non‑contributory parent visas could be issued until the next year.

It affected parents of Australian citizens/permanent residents seeking family reunion and lengthened waits by creating a hard bottleneck in annual migration intake.

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Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2006/2007 Financial Year: Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) Visas - May 2007

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

VISA CAPPING FOR 2006/2007 FINANCIAL YEAR:

PARENT (MIGRANT) (CLASS AX) VISAS

(SECTION 85)

I, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958, hereby:

DETERMINE that the maximum number of Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visas that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 is 695.

Dated 7 May 2007

KEVIN ANDREWS

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 56 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 relevantly provides that if the enabling legislation in relation to an instrument as in force at any time before the commencing day required the text of the instrument to be published in the Gazette, in certain circumstances, the requirement for publication in the Gazette is taken to be satisfied if the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.]

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1 Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2006/2007 Financial Year: Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) Visas - May 2007