33Special purpose visas

33  Special purpose visas

 (1) There is a class of temporary visas to travel to, enter and remain in Australia, to be known as special purpose visas.

 (2) Subject to subsection (3), a non‑citizen is taken to have been granted a special purpose visa if:

 (a) the non‑citizen:

 (i) has a prescribed status; or

 (ii) is a member of a class of persons that has a prescribed status; or

 (b) the Minister declares, in writing, that:

 (i) the non‑citizen is taken to have been granted a special purpose visa; or

 (ii) persons of a class, of which the non‑citizen is a member, are taken to have been granted special purpose visas.

 (3) A non‑citizen is not taken to have been granted a special purpose visa if a declaration under subsection (9) is in force in relation to the non‑citizen or a class of persons of which the non‑citizen is a member.

 (4) A special purpose visa granted under subsection (2) is granted at the beginning of the later or latest of the following days:

 (a) if paragraph (2)(a) applies:

 (i) the day the non‑citizen commences to have the prescribed status;

 (ii) the day the class of persons, of which the non‑citizen is a member, commences to have the prescribed status;

 (iii) the day the non‑citizen commences to be a member of the class of persons that has a prescribed status;

 (b) if paragraph (2)(b) applies:

 (i) the day the declaration is made;

 (ii) if a day is specified in the declaration as the day the visa comes into effect—that day;

 (iii) the day the non‑citizen commences to be a member of the class of persons specified in the declaration.

 (5) A special purpose visa ceases to be in effect at the earliest of the following times:

 (a) if paragraph (2)(a) applies:

 (i) if the non‑citizen ceases to have a prescribed status—the end of the day on which the non‑citizen so ceases; or

 (ii) if the non‑citizen ceases to be a member of a class of persons that has a prescribed status—the end of the day on which the non‑citizen so ceases; or

 (iii) if the Minister makes a declaration under subsection (9) in relation to the non‑citizen, or a class of persons of which the non‑citizen is a member—the time when that declaration takes effect;

 (b) if paragraph (2)(b) applies:

 (i) if a day is specified in the declaration as the day the visa ceases to be in effect—the end of that day; or

 (ii) if an event is specified in the declaration as the event that causes the visa to cease to be in effect—the end of the day on which the event happens; or