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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
What this does: This instrument updates the delivery addresses for a specific type of visa application — the Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa — for people applying from within Australia.
Who it affects: People in Australia who are lodging an application for a Class TK visa (typically related to resolving immigration status issues).
What changes:
Why it matters: The Migration Regulations require these specific applications to be delivered to the exact addresses listed in a Gazette Notice or Ministerial Instrument. Using the wrong address could invalidate the application. This update simply moves the receiving office to new premises in Canberra.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Addresses - IMMI 09/003.
SPECIFICATION OF ADDRESSES
(PARAGRAPH 1211(3)(ab))
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1211(3)(ab), of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number SGN238, 27 June 2003, signed on 26 June 2003, specifying post office address and courier delivery for applications for the purposes of paragraph 1211(3)(ab) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following address:
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
GPO BOX 717
CANBERRA ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
3 Lonsdale Street
Braddon ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
This Instrument (IMMI 09/003) takes effect on 1 April 2009.
Dated 26 February 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1211(3)(ab) provides that an application for an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa by an applicant in Australia must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i), or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(ii).]
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SPECIFICATION OF ADDRESSES
(PARAGRAPH 1211(3)(ab))
I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1211(3)(ab), of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number SGN238, 27 June 2003, signed on 26 June 2003, specifying post office address and courier delivery for applications for the purposes of paragraph 1211(3)(ab) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations the following address:
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
GPO BOX 717
CANBERRA ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
ACT and Regions Office
3 Lonsdale Street
Braddon ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA
This Instrument (IMMI 09/003) takes effect on 1 April 2009.
Dated 26 February 2009
CHRIS EVANS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1211(3)(ab) provides that an application for an Extended Eligibility (Temporary) (Class TK) visa by an applicant in Australia must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(i), or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of subparagraph 1211(3)(ab)(ii).]