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1219Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY)
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1219 Special Category (Temporary) (Class TY)
(1) Form: The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(a) An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for this item under subregulation 2.07(5).
(aa) An applicant who holds a special purpose visa, or who does not hold a visa, must be:
(i) in immigration clearance outside Australia travelling to Australia on a pre‑cleared flight; or
(ii) in immigration clearance in Australia; or
(iii) in Australia after having been immigration cleared.
(ab) An applicant who holds a temporary visa (other than a special purpose visa) must be:
(i) in immigration clearance outside Australia travelling to Australia on a pre‑cleared flight; or
(ii) in Australia, but not in immigration clearance.
(b) The applicant must present to an officer or a clearance authority a New Zealand passport held by the applicant that is in force unless:
(i) the application is made using an authorised system; and
(ii) the applicant holds a New Zealand passport that is in force; and
(iii) for the purposes of being immigration cleared, the applicant presents an image of the applicant’s face by presenting themselves to an authorised system and, as a result, the applicant is satisfactorily identified.
(c) Applicant is not the holder of a permanent visa.
(d) If the application is made using an authorised system, the applicant must answer the health and character questions asked by the authorised system.
444 (Special Category)
authorised system means an automated system that is an authorised system for the purposes of section 32 of the Act.