# Further information may be sought

> act-s56 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

56 Further information may be sought
          (1) In considering an application for a visa, the Minister may, if he or
              she wants to, get any information that he or she considers relevant
              but, if the Minister gets such information, the Minister must have
              regard to that information in making the decision whether to grant
              or refuse the visa.
          (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may invite, orally or
              in writing, the applicant for a visa to give additional information in
              a specified way.