The law makes the Commonwealth Minister the legal guardian of certain non‑citizen children who arrive in Australia, giving the Minister control over their custody, travel, and Australian estate until they turn 18 or otherwise cease to be covered. It lets the Minister appoint custodians, delegate powers, and impose regulations and criminal penalties for...

The Act creates a federal scheme for providing English and citizenship instruction to certain migrants, specifying who is eligible, imposing time limits (and limited extension paths), and requiring the Minister to arrange tuition for some permanent‑visa holders. It lets the Commonwealth fund and equip providers, commission materials and training, and vests...

This Act requires payment of a regulated application fee to register as a migration agent, with amounts set by regulation but capped by a statutory limit indexed to CPI. It also imposes an additional top‑up charge if a registrant who paid a reduced non‑commercial fee begins providing services commercially during the registration period. It matters because...

Requires operators of Bombardier CL 604 aircraft (serials 5301–5489) to amend the Aircraft Flight Manual by lowering the aft centre of gravity limit to 34.5% for weights above the maximum landing weight (38,000 lb). (Requirement, Applicability) Operators must insert Temporary Revision TR 604/13 to terminate the directive or comply within two calendar days...

This AD requires operators of HP137 Mk1 and Jetstream 3100 aircraft (constructor numbers 601–702) to inspect the outboard spigot post bush for inward migration and to install a modified one piece bush where required. Migration can alter wing load distribution and reduce fatigue life (Background). Inspections and repeat intervals are specified by landing...

This Act changes criminal and migration laws to create new hate‑related offences, raise penalties, allow the government to list "prohibited hate groups" by regulation, extend banned‑symbol rules and add visa refusal/cancellation grounds tied to membership, association or public statements. It also creates aggravated offences for leaders and for advocacy...

What this Act does (mechanical summary) Creates new and tougher criminal offences in the Criminal Code aimed at hate driven conduct, expands what counts as a “prohibited symbol”, and raises maximum penalties for some advocacy and communications offences (Schedule 1: Criminal law amendments). Key additions include: An aggravated offence for people who commit...

What it does: This Determination preserves the existing terms and pay of non‑SES Marine Unit staff moved from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on 1 July 2015, and applies the same preserved terms to later Marine Unit hires. It also removes those employees from coverage by enterprise...

This instrument sets the required content and transmission method for notices to the Immigration Secretary under subsection 50D(3) of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000: a confirmation of enrolment, the refund amount and the date the refund was paid, and that the notice be lodged using PRISMS. It also repeals a 2012 Determination. The...

This instrument removes the 'criterion D' Commonwealth Heritage value for the Villawood Immigration Centre from the Commonwealth Heritage List because redevelopment means the site no longer demonstrates the principal characteristics of post‑war migrant hostels (Instrument s5(1); Schedule 1, paras 4–5). The Minister (Sussan Ley) made the decision after...

This instrument lists which temporary visa subclasses are treated as "specified" under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971, making holders of those listed subclasses eligible for English courses under that Act. Section 6 provides an itemised list (bridging, provisional business, partner, regional, humanitarian and related subclasses). It takes effect on...

This instrument sets procedural rules under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 for extending registration or tuition periods for approved English courses and for providing citizenship courses. It requires applications to be lodged electronically through the approved course provider within 10 years of the visa commencement day, prescribes different...

This instrument replaces the earlier Functional English specification and fixes which English tests and minimum scores prove a person has “vocational English” under the Immigration (Education) Act 1971. It commences after registration and when Schedule 1 of the 2020 Amendment Act starts. It affects visa applicants, approved English course providers who...

This regulation implements the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 by setting how the Minister appoints and supervises custodians for non‑citizen children, prescribing custodial duties, reporting and travel‑consent rules, a Register of Custodians, and limited interaction with State child‑welfare laws. It affects custodians, non‑citizen children,...

These Regulations declare the International Organization for Migration (IOM) an international organisation under the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963, give it corporate legal personality and specified privileges and immunities, and implement an indirect‑tax concession and reimbursement scheme for certain IOM acquisitions and...

This instrument makes accredited people for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup eligible for a nil visa application charge (VAC). It applies to persons accredited by the local organising committee — including World Rugby and tournament personnel, competing team members and officials — for the tournament period and lasts until 14 November 2027. Mechanically, it...

This instrument authorises specified Commonwealth, state and territory laws and named agencies/employees to access immigration movement records for stated statutory purposes, and repeals the 2023 instrument (see ss3,6,7; Schedules 1–3). It affects many public bodies and graded APS employees by allowing movement data disclosure for security vetting, law...

This General Direction instructs officials how to exercise the Minister’s discretion under sections 200 and 201 of the Migration Act when deciding criminal deportation. It applies to non‑citizens sentenced to life or at least one year (who had less than ten years’ qualifying residence) and directs decision‑makers to prioritise community protection and the...

This instrument updates continuing professional development (CPD) rules for registered migration agents and sets detailed standards for CPD providers. It defines CPD categories and points, makes certain activities mandatory for repeat registration unless the applicant holds an Australian legal practising certificate, sets a $1,240 approval fee for CPD...

These regulations set the dollar fees for migration‑agent registration and repeat registration, and provide much lower fees for people who will give immigration assistance on a non‑commercial basis. They also specify the events that make a registered agent be treated as acting commercially (for example, charging fees or joining a commercial organisation),...

Updates the rules for who may lawfully give immigration assistance without being a registered migration agent, establishes an infringement‑notice alternative to prosecution for unregistered assistance, and prescribes registration, CPD, professional indemnity, notification, publication and supervision requirements. It also creates an approval and oversight...

What this law does (mechanically) Inserts a new power into the Migration Act 1958 (new section 140GD) allowing the Department of Home Affairs (the Secretary) to publish information on the Department's website about "approved work sponsors" (businesses that are authorised to sponsor temporary skilled migrants). The law also adds a definition reference for...

This instrument fixes which edition of the ANZSCO occupation list the Migration Regulations use: generally the 2013 ANZSCO, but for regulation 2.72, regulation 2.73 and subregulation 5.19(5) it uses the 2022 ANZSCO; it commences 7 December 2024. Visa applicants, employers, assessing authorities and the Department must apply the specified ANZSCO editions...

This instrument names which state and territory departments are the ‘appropriate regional authorities’ for specified Business Skills and Investor Retirement visa classes, and repeals the previous instrument that listed those authorities. It comes into force the day after registration (ss 2, 5, 6). Mechanically, it shifts administrative responsibility for...