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Migration Act 1958 - Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in the 2016/2017 Financial Year Determination 2016/092 - IMMI 16/092

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This instrument sets a quota (cap) on the number of family reunion visas Australia can grant during the 2016/2017 financial year (1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017).

What it limits:

Parent visas: A maximum of 1,550 grants allowed. This covers two types: Parent (Migrant) visas and Aged Parent (Residence) visas.
Other Family visas: A maximum of 520 grants allowed. This covers visas for other family members (such as carers or remaining relatives) under the Other Family Migrant and Other Family Residence categories.

Why this matters: Once these numerical caps are reached, no more visas in these categories can be granted for that financial year, regardless of how many people have applied or qualify. The quotas include New Zealand citizens who might not otherwise count toward the migration program.

Note: This instrument replaced an earlier version from September 2016.

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GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISA

GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN THE 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR DETERMINATION 2016/092

(section 85)

I, ALEX HAWKE, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under
section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act):

REVOKE Instrument IMMI 16/055 (F2016L01398), Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in 2016/2017 Financial Year 2016/055, signed on 2 September 2016; and
DETERMINE that the maximum number of parent visas (being visas falling within the [combined] classes specified in paragraph 2(a) and 2(b) below) that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 is 1550. This figure includes grants to New Zealand citizens that are not otherwise included in the Migration Programme:

a) Item 1124 - Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visas; and

b) Item 1124A - Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visas.

DETERMINE that the maximum number of Other Family visas (being visas falling within the [combined] classes specified in paragraph 3(a) and (3)(b) below)that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 is 520. This figure includes grants to New Zealand citizens that are not otherwise included in the Migration Programme:

a) Item 1123A - Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visas; and

b) Item 1123B - Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visas.

This Instrument commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated: 13 October 2016

Alex Hawke

THE HON ALEX HAWKE MP

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

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GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISA GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN THE 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR DETERMINATION 2016/092