Submission of information or material (Act, s 501D)
reg-2.53 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.53 Submission of information or material (Act, s 501D)
          (1) For section 501D of the Act, information or material must be:
               (a) in writing; and
               (b) received by the Minister or Immigration within 28 days after the person is
                    invited by the Minister or Immigration to submit information or material.
          (2) A document containing the information or material must be:
               (a) the original document; or
               (b) a copy of the original document that is certified in writing to be a true copy
                   by:
                     (i) a Justice of the Peace; or
                    (ii) a Commissioner for Declarations; or
                   (iii) a person before whom a statutory declaration may be made under the
                         Statutory Declarations Act 1959; or
                   (iv) if the copy is certified in a place outside Australia:
                             (A) a person who is the equivalent of a Justice of the Peace or a
                                  Commissioner for Declarations in that place; or
                             (B) a Notary Public.
          (3) The document must contain, or be accompanied by, the following written
              information:
                (a) the full name of the person who is the subject of the decision to which the
                    information or material contained in the document relates;
                (b) the date of birth of that person;
                (c) one of the following:
                      (i) the applicant’s client number;
                     (ii) the Immigration file number;
                    (iii) the number of the receipt issued by Immigration when the visa
                          application was made;
                (d) if the visa application was made outside Australia—the name of the
                    Australian mission or Immigration office at which the visa application was
                    given to the Minister.
          (4) If the document is submitted in a language other than English, it must be
              accompanied by an accurate English translation.









Division 2.10—Documents relating to cancellation of visas