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This Act may be cited as the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997.
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This Act requires visa applicants to pay a visa application charge and sets maximum charge limits for each financial year. It prescribes how those limits are increased annually (using CPI-based formulas and rounding rules) and creates a separate, indexed charging method for contributory parent visas. The charge applies across the territories covered by the Migration Act and to applications made inside or outside Australia.
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This Act may be cited as the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997.
(1) This Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. (2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(1) This Act extends to the territories to which the Migration Act 1958 extends. (2) Visa application charge is payable in relation to a visa application whether the application is made inside Australia or outside Australia.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
contributory parent visa means a permanent or temporary visa included in a class of visas under regulations made under the Migration Act 1958, being a class that has the words “contributory parent” or “contributory aged parent” in its title.
Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index means the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index, expressed as a percentage, published by the Australian Government Actuary for a financial year.
Visa application charge payable under section 45A of the Migration Act 1958 is imposed.
(1) The charge limit in relation to a visa application made during the financial year beginning on 1 July 1996 is $12,500, unless the visa application is for a contributory parent visa. (2) The charge limit for a later financial year is calculated by multiplying the charge limit for the financial year before the later year by the greater of 1.0 or the indexation factor worked out using the following formula: View image in the official source where:
CPI quarter means a period of 3 months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December.
index number means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number (being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities) published by the Australian Statistician.
(3) The indexation factor is to be calculated to 3 decimal places, but increased by .001 if the 4th decimal place is more than 4. (4) Calculations under subsection (2): (a) are to be made using only the index numbers published in terms of the most recently published index reference period for the Consumer Price Index; and (b) are to disregard index numbers that are published in substitution for previously published index numbers (except where the substituted numbers are published to take account of changes in the index reference period). (5) If an amount worked out under the formula in subsection (2) is not a multiple of $5, the amount is to be rounded as follows: (a) if the amount exceeds the nearest lower multiple of $5 by $2.50 or more—round the amount up to the nearest higher multiple of $5; (b) in any other case—round the amount down to the nearest lower multiple of $5.
Financial year beginning 1 July 2002 (1) The charge limit in relation to a visa application for a contributory parent visa made during the financial year beginning on 1 July 2002 is $26,745. Later financial years (2) The charge limit for a later financial year is the amount worked out under subsection (3) or (5), depending on the amount of the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year. Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index more than zero (3) If the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year is more than zero, the charge limit for that financial year is the amount worked out using the following formula, then rounded under subsection (4): View image in the official sourcewhere:
previous charge limit means the charge limit for the financial year before the later financial year.
(4) If an amount worked out under the formula in subsection (3) is not a multiple of $5, the amount is to be rounded as follows: (a) if the amount exceeds the nearest lower multiple of $5 by $2.50 or more—round the amount up to the nearest higher multiple of $5; (b) in any other case—round the amount down to the nearest lower multiple of $5. Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index zero or less (5) If the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year is zero or less, the charge limit for the later financial year is the same as the charge limit for the financial year before the later financial year.
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This Act may be cited as the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997.
(1) This Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. (2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(1) This Act extends to the territories to which the Migration Act 1958 extends. (2) Visa application charge is payable in relation to a visa application whether the application is made inside Australia or outside Australia.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
contributory parent visa means a permanent or temporary visa included in a class of visas under regulations made under the Migration Act 1958, being a class that has the words “contributory parent” or “contributory aged parent” in its title.
Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index means the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index, expressed as a percentage, published by the Australian Government Actuary for a financial year.
Visa application charge payable under section 45A of the Migration Act 1958 is imposed.
(1) The charge limit in relation to a visa application made during the financial year beginning on 1 July 1996 is $12,500, unless the visa application is for a contributory parent visa. (2) The charge limit for a later financial year is calculated by multiplying the charge limit for the financial year before the later year by the greater of 1.0 or the indexation factor worked out using the following formula: where:
CPI quarter means a period of 3 months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December.
index number means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number (being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities) published by the Australian Statistician.
(3) The indexation factor is to be calculated to 3 decimal places, but increased by .001 if the 4th decimal place is more than 4. (4) Calculations under subsection (2): (a) are to be made using only the index numbers published in terms of the most recently published index reference period for the Consumer Price Index; and (b) are to disregard index numbers that are published in substitution for previously published index numbers (except where the substituted numbers are published to take account of changes in the index reference period). (5) If an amount worked out under the formula in subsection (2) is not a multiple of $5, the amount is to be rounded as follows: (a) if the amount exceeds the nearest lower multiple of $5 by $2.50 or more—round the amount up to the nearest higher multiple of $5; (b) in any other case—round the amount down to the nearest lower multiple of $5.
Financial year beginning 1 July 2002 (1) The charge limit in relation to a visa application for a contributory parent visa made during the financial year beginning on 1 July 2002 is $26,745. Later financial years (2) The charge limit for a later financial year is the amount worked out under subsection (3) or (5), depending on the amount of the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year. Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index more than zero (3) If the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year is more than zero, the charge limit for that financial year is the amount worked out using the following formula, then rounded under subsection (4): where:
previous charge limit means the charge limit for the financial year before the later financial year.
(4) If an amount worked out under the formula in subsection (3) is not a multiple of $5, the amount is to be rounded as follows: (a) if the amount exceeds the nearest lower multiple of $5 by $2.50 or more—round the amount up to the nearest higher multiple of $5; (b) in any other case—round the amount down to the nearest lower multiple of $5. Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index zero or less (5) If the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for the later financial year is zero or less, the charge limit for the later financial year is the same as the charge limit for the financial year before the later financial year.