# Cessation of certain bridging visas, and grant of new visas, for certain non-citizens

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76A Cessation of certain bridging visas, and grant of new visas, for
         certain non-citizens
          (1) This section applies if:
               (a) a non-citizen holds a Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal
                    Pending)) visa (the first visa) immediately before the
                    commencement of this section; and
               (b) the first visa was granted to the non-citizen without an
                    application for the first visa being made by the non-citizen;
                    and
               (c) the first visa was granted during the period that:
                      (i) starts at the start of 8 November 2023; and
                     (ii) ends immediately before the commencement of this
                          section; and
               (d) at the time the first visa was granted, there was no real
                    prospect of the removal of the non-citizen from Australia
                    becoming practicable in the reasonably foreseeable future.
          (2) Despite any other provision of this Act or the regulations, the first
              visa ceases to be in effect immediately after the commencement of
              this section.
               Note:      The visa period for the first visa ends when it ceases to be in effect
                          under this subsection.

          (3) Despite any other provision of this Act or the regulations:
               (a) the non-citizen is taken, immediately after the first visa
                   ceases to be in effect under subsection (2), to have been
                   granted another Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending))
                   visa (the second visa); and
               (b) the second visa is taken to come into effect as soon as it is
                   taken to be granted under paragraph (a) of this subsection.








               Note:      The visa period for the second visa begins when it is taken to be
                          granted.

          (4) This Act and the regulations apply, after the commencement of this
              section, in relation to the second visa in the same way as they
              would apply in relation to a Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal
              Pending)) visa granted under the regulations.
          (5) Without limiting subsection (4), the following provisions of the
              regulations, as in force at the time the second visa is taken to be
              granted under paragraph (3)(a), apply in relation to the second visa:
                (a) a provision specifying when a Subclass 070 (Bridging
                    (Removal Pending)) visa is in effect;
                (b) a provision prescribing that a Subclass 070 (Bridging
                    (Removal Pending)) visa permits the visa holder to remain in
                    Australia;
                (c) a provision specifying the mandatory conditions to which a
                    Subclass 070 (Bridging (Removal Pending)) visa that is taken
                    to be granted under paragraph (3)(a) is subject.