# Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019

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Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019
I, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.
Dated 23/8/19
David Coleman
The Hon David Coleman MP
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1  Name
2  Commencement
3  Authority
4  Definitions
5  Schedules
Part 2—Specified class of persons
6  Specified class of persons
Part 3—Application
7  Application of this instrument
Schedule 1—Repeals
IMMI 09/079 Bridging (General) Visa – Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants (F2009L02552)
Part 1—Preliminary
1  Name
•            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019.
•            This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/061.

2  Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
3  Authority
This instrument is made under subparagraph 050.212(8)(c)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
4  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act or regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, including the following:
•            Minister;
•            non-citizen;

(c) protection visa.
In this instrument:
Act means the Migration Act 1958.
Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.
5  Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2—Specified class of persons
6  Specified class of persons
(1) For the purposes of subparagraph 050.212(8)(c)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the classes of persons are specified:
(a) all non-citizens who:
•        make an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa; and

•      hold, or have held, a Subclass 785 Temporary Protection visa; or

(b) all non-citizens who:
(i) have made an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa within 7 working days of the Minister giving written notice under subsection 91L(1) of the Act; and
(ii) hold or have held a Subclass 786 (Temporary) Humanitarian Concern visa.
Note: Subsection 91L(1) of the Act provides that a Minister may, by written notice, determine that section 91K of that Act does not apply to an application for a visa made by a non-citizen in the period starting when the notice is given and ending at the end of the seventh working day after the day that the notice is given.

Part 3—Application
7  Application of this instrument
This instrument, LIN 19/061, does not apply to applications for a bridging visa made before 1 July 2009.

Schedule 1—Repeals
IMMI 09/079 Bridging (General) Visa – Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants (F2009L02552)
•              The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.