Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020
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Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020
I, Tracy Hobden, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.
Dated:  23 December 2019
Tracey Hobden
Tracy Hobden
A/g Chief Finance Officer, Finance Division
Department of Home Affairs
Contents
Part 1 – Preliminary
1  Name
2  Commencement
3  Authority
4  Definitions
Part 2 – Payment of a VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies
5  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees
Schedule 1 – Places and Currencies for Payment of Fees
Part 1 – Preliminary
1  Name
•            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 20/002: Places and Currencies for Paying of Fees) Instrument 2020. 
•            This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/002.

2  Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 January 2020.
3  Authority
This instrument is made under paragraphs 5.36(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulations.
4  Definitions
In this instrument:
fee has the meaning defined in subregulation 5.36(4) of the Regulations.
foreign country has the meaning defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.
VAC means Visa Application Charge.

Part 2 – Payment of a VAC, and fees, in foreign currencies
5  Places and foreign currencies for payment of VAC and fees
For the purposes of subregulation 5.36(1) of the Regulations, payment of a VAC or a fee must be made at a place, being Australia or a foreign country, specified in Column A of an item of the table in Schedule 1, in the corresponding currency in which a fee may be paid in that place, specified in Column B for that item.
Note: Payment of a VAC mentioned in this Part does not include a VAC mentioned in subregulation 5.36(3A) of the Regulations.

Schedule 1 – Places and Currencies for Payment of Fees
	Table: Places and Currencies of the Payment of Fees

	Item
	Column A
Place
	Column B
Currency

	1
	Australia
	Australian Dollar

	2
	Bahrain
	Bahraini Dinar

	3
	Bangladesh
	Bangladeshi Taka

	4
	Bhutan
	Bhutanese Ngultrum; or Indian Rupee

	5
	Brazil
	Brazilian Real

	6
	Brunei
	Brunei Dollar

	7
	Cambodia
	US Dollar

	8
	Canada
	Canadian Dollar

	9
	Chile
	Chilean Peso; or US Dollar

	10
	China
	Chinese Renminbi Yuan

	11
	Colombia
	Colombian Peso

	12
	Cyprus
	Euro

	13
	Egypt
	Egyptian Pound; or US Dollar

	14
	Fiji
	Fiji Dollar

	15
	Germany
	Euro

	16
	Greece
	Euro

	17
	Hong Kong
	Hong Kong Dollar

	18
	India
	Indian Rupee

	19
	Indonesia
	Indonesian Rupiah

	20
	Iraq
	Jordanian Dinar; or US Dollar

	21
	Israel
	Israeli New Shekel

	22
	Japan
	Japanese Yen

	23
	Jordan
	Jordanian Dinar

	24
	Kenya
	Kenyan Shilling

	25
	Kiribati
	Australian Dollar

	26
	Korea, Republic of
	Korean Won

	27
	Kuwait
	Kuwaiti Dinar

	28
	Lao People's Democratic Republic
	US Dollar

	29
	Lebanon
	Lebanese Pound; or US Dollar 

	30
	Malaysia
	Malaysian Ringgit

	31
	Mauritius
	Mauritius Rupee

	32
	Mongolia
	Mongolian Tugrik

	33
	Myanmar
	US Dollar

	34
	Nauru
	Australian Dollar

	35
	Nepal
	Nepalese Rupee; or Indian Rupee

	36
	New Caledonia
	Central Pacific Franc

	37
	New Zealand
	New Zealand Dollar

	38
	Oman
	Omani Riyal

	39
	Pakistan
	Pakistan Rupee

	40
	Palestinian Authority
	Israeli New Shekel

	41
	Papua New Guinea
	Papua New Guinea Kina

	42
	Philippines
	Philippine Peso

	43
	Qatar
	Qatari Riyal

	44
	Russian Federation
	Euro; or Australian Dollar

	45
	Samoa
	Samoan Tala

	46
	Saudi Arabia
	Saudi Arabian Riyal

	47
	Serbia
	Euro; or Australian Dollar

	48
	Singapore
	Singapore Dollar

	49
	Solomon Islands
	Solomon Islands Dollar

	50
	South Africa
	South African Rand

	51
	Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka Rupee

	52
	Syrian Arab Republic
	Jordanian Dinar

	53
	Thailand
	Thai Baht

	54
	Timor Leste
	US Dollar

	55
	Tonga
	Tongan Pa'anga

	56
	Turkey
	Turkish Lira

	57
	United Arab Emirates
	United Arab Emirates Dirham

	58
	United Kingdom
	British Pound

	59
	United States
	Australian Dollar

	60
	Vanuatu
	Vanuatu Vatu

	61
	Vietnam
	Vietnamese Dong

	62
	Zimbabwe
	US Dollar