Eligible non-citizen in immigration detention reg-2.24 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text 2.24 Eligible non-citizen in immigration detention (1) For paragraph 75(1)(a) of the Act (which deals with the class of bridging visa that may be granted to a non-citizen in immigration detention), the prescribed classes of bridging visa are: (a) Bridging E (Class WE) visa; and (b) Bridging F (Class WF) visa. (2) For a Bridging E (Class WE) visa: (a) if the applicant is an eligible non-citizen of the kind mentioned in subregulation 2.20(7), (8), (9), (10) or (11), the subclass to be granted is a Subclass 051 Bridging (Protection Visa Applicant) visa; and (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply, the subclass to be granted is a Subclass 050 Bridging (General) visa. (3) For paragraph 75(1)(b) of the Act (which deals with the time in which the Minister must make a decision on a bridging visa application), if the application is for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa, each item in the table sets out a period for the circumstances mentioned in the item. Item Circumstances Period 1 The application is made by a non-citizen who has been immigration cleared 90 days An officer appointed under subregulation 2.10A(2) as a detention review officer for the State or Territory in which the applicant is detained (a detention review officer) has signed a declaration, within 2 working days after the application is made, that the detention review officer believes that the applicant may not pass the character test under subsection 501(6) of the Act 2 The application is made by a non-citizen who has been immigration cleared 2 working A detention review officer has not signed a declaration mentioned in item 1 days within 2 working days after the application is made 3 The application is made by a non-citizen who is an eligible non-citizen 90 days mentioned in subregulation 2.20(6) A detention review officer has signed a declaration, within 2 working days after the application is made, that the detention review officer believes that the applicant may not pass the character test under subsection 501(6) of the Act 4 The application is made by a non-citizen who is an eligible non-citizen 2 working mentioned in subregulation 2.20(6) days A detention review officer has not signed a declaration mentioned in item 3 within 2 working days after the application is made 5 The applicant is not described in items 1 to 4 90 days A detention review officer has signed a declaration, within 28 days after the application is made, that the detention review officer believes that the applicant may not pass the character test under subsection 501(6) of the Act 6 The applicant is not described in items 1 to 4 28 days A detention review officer has not signed a declaration mentioned in item 5 within 28 days after the application is made (4) For paragraph 75(1)(b) of the Act (which deals with the time in which the Minister must make a decision on a bridging visa application), if the application is for a Bridging F (Class WF) visa, each item in the table sets out a period for the circumstances mentioned in the item. Item Circumstances Period 1 The application is made by a non-citizen who has been immigration cleared 2 working days 2 The application is made by a non-citizen who is an eligible non-citizen 2 working referred to in subregulation 2.20(6) days 3 The applicant is not described in item 1 or 2 28 days Note: The prescribed conditions for the purposes of section 75 of the Act are set out in: (a) clause 050.612 of Schedule 2 (for a Subclass 050—Bridging (General) visa); and (b) clause 051.611 of Schedule 2 (for a Subclass 051—Bridging (Protection Visa Applicant) visa); and (c) clause 060.611 of Schedule 2 (for a Subclass 060—Bridging F visa).