# Time to respond to notice of cancellation (Act, s 129(1)(c))

> reg-2.46 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.46 Time to respond to notice of cancellation (Act, s 129(1)(c))
               For the purposes of paragraph 129(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with response to
               cancellation of a visa), the following periods are prescribed:
                 (a) if the former holder of the visa is outside Australia when he or she is given
                     a notice of the cancellation—28 days;
                (b) if he or she is in Australia when he or she is given notice of the
                     cancellation:
                       (i) if he or she wishes the cancellation to be reconsidered while he or she
                           is in Australia—5 minutes; or
                      (ii) if he or she wishes the cancellation to be reconsidered while he or she
                           is outside Australia, and he or she departs Australia as soon as
                           possible after being given a notice of the cancellation—28 days;
               beginning when the former holder of the visa is given a notice of the
               cancellation.