Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

POST OFFICE BOX AND COURIER ADDRESSES FOR CERTAIN VISA APPLICATIONS

(REGULATION 2.12BC(a) AND (b))

I, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulations 1.17 and 2.12BC of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’);

1. REVOKE the Instrument, signed 23 August 2004, that specifies the post office box address and the courier address for the purposes of paragraphs 2.12BC(a) and (b) of the Regulations;

2.                   SPECIFY the following address as the post office box address for the purposes of paragraph 2.12BC(a) of the Regulations:

Melbourne Business Centre

GPO Box 241

Melbourne VIC 3001

3.                   SPECIFY the following address as the courier address for the purposes of paragraph 2.12BC(b) of the Regulations:

Ground Floor

Casselden Place

2 Lonsdale Street

Melbourne VIC 3000

This Instrument takes effect on the day of registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated   19 May  2006

AMANDA VANSTONE

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 of the Regulations provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.

NOTE 2: Regulation 2.12BC of the Regulations provides that an application for a visa by a person mentioned in paragraph 2.12BB(a) is to be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 2.12BC(a), or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified in a Gazette Notice for the purposes of paragraph 2.12BC(b).]