Commonwealth legislation

Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

153 of 1996

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What it does: These Regulations implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1054 by imposing a visa ban on senior Sudanese officials.

Who it affects:

Members and officials of the Government of Sudan
Members of the Sudanese armed forces

How it works: The Regulations add a mandatory requirement (called a "criterion") for all visa classes. If you are a Sudanese government official or military member, you automatically fail this criterion and cannot be granted an Australian visa.

Important override: These rules apply "despite any provision to the contrary" in other Migration Regulations—meaning this ban takes precedence over any other immigration rules that might otherwise allow someone to apply.

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Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1996 No. 1531

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Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

Dated 10 July 1996.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations.

Note: [NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Act” means the Migration Act 1958.

Application

These provisions apply in addition to, and despite any provision to the contrary in, any other Regulations under the Act.

Special criterion for grant of visa

(1) It is a criterion applicable (at the time of decision) to an application for a visa of any class that the applicant meets the requirements of subregulation (2).

(2) An applicant meets the requirements of this subregulation if the applicant is not:

(a) a person who is a member, or an official, of the Government of Sudan; or

(b) a person who is a member of the armed forces of Sudan.

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NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 July 1996.

Source text

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

1 Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1996 No. 1531

__________________

Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

Dated 10 July 1996.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

____________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations.

Note: [NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Act” means the Migration Act 1958.

Application

These provisions apply in addition to, and despite any provision to the contrary in, any other Regulations under the Act.

Special criterion for grant of visa

(1) It is a criterion applicable (at the time of decision) to an application for a visa of any class that the applicant meets the requirements of subregulation (2).

(2) An applicant meets the requirements of this subregulation if the applicant is not:

(a) a person who is a member, or an official, of the Government of Sudan; or

(b) a person who is a member of the armed forces of Sudan.

___________________________________________________________

NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 July 1996.