# Amount of visa application charge

> act-s45B — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

45B Amount of visa application charge
          (1) The amount of visa application charge is the amount, not
              exceeding the visa application charge limit, prescribed in relation
              to the application.
               Note:      The visa application charge limit is determined under the Migration
                          (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997.

          (2) The amount prescribed in relation to an application may be nil.
          (3) The Minister must publish the Contributory Parent Visa Composite
              Index (within the meaning of the Migration (Visa Application)
              Charge Act 1997) for a financial year in the Gazette before the start
              of the financial year.
               Note:      The Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index affects the visa
                          application charge limit in relation to contributory parent visas (within
                          the meaning of the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997).

          (4) If the Contributory Parent Visa Composite Index for a financial
              year is not published as required by subsection (3), it is not to be
              taken, merely because of that fact, to be invalid or to be a figure
              other than that published by the Australian Government Actuary
              for the financial year.