Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Transit Passengers who are Eligible for a Special Purpose Visa - IMMI 13/053
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TRANSIT PASSENGERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE VISA
(Paragraph 2.40(1)(n))
I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.40(l)(n) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
• REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 12/072, signed on 7 June 2012 specifying transit passengers for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations; AND

2.      SPECIFY each class of persons specified in clauses (a) to (d) of the schedule to this instrument as a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations.
This Instrument, IMMI 13/053, commences on 1 July 2013. 
Dated  May 24  2013
Brendan O’Connor
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

SCHEDULE
(a) Citizens of the following foreign countries:
	Andorra
	Japan
	Republic of South Africa

	Argentina
	Kiribati
	Republic of Marshall Islands

	Austria
	Latvia
	Samoa

	Belgium
	Liechtenstein
	San Marino

	Brunei
	Lithuania
	Singapore

	Canada
	Luxembourg
	Slovakia

	Cyprus
	Malaysia
	Slovenia

	Czech Republic
	Malta
	Solomon Islands

	Denmark
	Mexico
	South Korea

	Estonia
	Monaco
	Spain

	Federated States of Micronesia
	Nauru
	Sweden

	Fiji
	Netherlands
	Switzerland

	Finland
	New Zealand
	Thailand

	France
	Norway
	Tonga

	Germany
	Palau
	Tuvalu

	Greece
	Oman
	United Arab Emirates

	Hungary
	Papua New Guinea
	United Kingdom (including its colonies)

	Iceland
	Philippines
	United States of America

	Indonesia
	Poland
	Vanuatu

	Ireland
	Portugal
	Vatican

	Italy
	Qatar

(b) Residents of Hong Kong holding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports or British National Overseas (BNO) passports.
(c) Residents of Taiwan holding a passport issued by the authorities of Taiwan (other than passports purported to be official or diplomatic passports).
(d) Diplomatic passport holders, excluding holders of:
Arab Non-National Passports; and
Diplomatic passports from the following foreign countries:
	Afghanistan
	Iraq
	Republic of Yemen

	Algeria
	Jordan
	Russian Federation

	Angola
	Kuwait
	Saudi Arabia

	Bahrain
	Lebanon
	Sierra Leone

	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Libya
	Somalia

	Comoros
	Madagascar
	Sudan

	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
	Mauritania
	Syria

	Egypt
	Morocco
	Tunisia

	Iran
	Pakistan
	Zimbabwe