Commonwealth legislation

Migration Regulations 1994 - Class of Persons - IMMI 14/032

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What this does: This instrument creates a special visa arrangement for people connected to the passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014.

Who it covers: It specifies three groups eligible to apply for a Tourist visa (Subclass 600) under expedited provisions:

Family members of those on board (using the existing definition of "family unit" in the Migration Regulations);
Official representatives approved by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; or
Official representatives approved jointly by Australia's immigration department and Malaysian Airlines.

Why it matters: Following the tragedy, this rule allowed grieving families and authorised officials to travel to Australia to access support services, participate in identification procedures, or liaise with investigators and authorities without standard visa barriers.

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CLASS OF PERSONS

(Subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv))

I, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) hereby specify for the purposes of subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv), each person applying for a Subclass 600 (Tourist Stream) visa, the following classes of persons:

Members of the family unit, as defined in subregulation 1.12(1) of the Regulations; OR
Representatives of the family, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; OR
Representatives of the family, approved by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Malaysian Airlines

of passengers and crew on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 (aircraft registration 9M-MRO).

This Instrument, IMMI 14/032 commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated 25 March 2014

SCOTT MORRISON

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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