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Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of IMMI 13/156 'Granting of Protection Class XA Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year' - IMMI 13/159

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This instrument removes the limit on how many Protection visas (Class XA) could be granted to refugees during the 2013–2014 financial year.

What it does:

Cancels a previous decision (Instrument IMMI 13/156) that had set a maximum number of Protection visas that could be issued in that year.
Once revoked, there was no longer a statutory cap restricting how many refugees could be granted protection during that period.

Who it affects:

Refugees and asylum seekers who were eligible for Protection (Class XA) visas in the 2013–2014 financial year.
The Department of Immigration (now Home Affairs), which could process grants without hitting a numerical ceiling.

Why it matters: Removing the cap allowed the government to grant Protection visas based on individual merit and protection needs, rather than being restricted by an annual quota set earlier in the financial year.

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

REVOCATION OF IMMI 13/156 ‘GRANTING OF PROTECTION CLASS XA VISAS IN 2013/2014 FINANCIAL YEAR’

(Section 85)

I, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/156 signed on 2 December 2013, determining the maximum number of Class XA visas that may be granted in the 2013 – 2014 financial year for the purposes of section 85 of the Act.

This instrument, IMMI 13/159, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated 19.12.2013

Scott Morrison

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

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