Commonwealth legislation

Social Security (Class of Visas - Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2005

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This instrument allows certain temporary visa holders to access the Special Benefit: people on a subclass 787 (Witness Protection (Trafficking) Temporary) visa who previously held a criminal-justice-stay visa granted to assist trafficking, sexual servitude or deceptive recruiting investigations.

It gives vulnerable witnesses who can’t work while helping law enforcement basic financial support during their stay in Australia.

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Social Security (Class of Visas - Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2005

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Social Security (Class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2005

I, KAY CHRISTINE LESLEY PATTERSON, Minister for Family and Community Services, make this Determination under subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated 25th January 2005.

Kay Patterson

Minister for Family and Community Services

Name of determination

This Determination is the Social Security (Class of Visas—Qualification for Special Benefit) Determination 2005.

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day on which it is signed.

Class of visas

For the purposes of subparagraph 729(2)(f)(v) of the Social Security Act 1991 a class of visas is subclass 787 (Witness Protection (Trafficking) (Temporary)) provided the person who holds the visa was a former holder of a criminal justice stay visa issued under subsection 155(2) of the Migration Act 1958 granted for the purpose of assisting in the administration of criminal justice in relation to the offence of people trafficking, sexual servitude or deceptive recruiting.

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