Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulation 2.40(1)(n) - Transit Passengers who are eligible for a Special Purpose Visa - February 2010

TRANSIT PASSENGERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE VISA (REGULATION 2.40(1)(n))

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.40(l)(n) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’);

1. REVOKE the Instrument signed on 13 October 2005 specifying transit passengers for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations; AND

2.      SPECIFY each class of persons specified in clauses (a) to (d) of the schedule to this instrument as a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations.

This Instrument, IMMI 09/064, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. 

Dated 4 February 2010

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: Regulation 2.40(1)(n) of the Regulations provides that transit passengers who belong to a class of persons specified by Gazette Notice are prescribed as having a Special Purpose Visa for the purposes of section 33(2)(a) of the Migration Act 1958.]

SCHEDULE

(a) Citizens of the following foreign countries:

(b) Residents of Hong Kong holding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports or British National Overseas (BNO) passports.

(c) Residents of Taiwan holding a passport issued by the authorities of Taiwan (other than passports purported to be official or diplomatic passports).

(d) Diplomatic passport holders, excluding holders of:

Arab Non-National Passports; and

Diplomatic passports from the following foreign countries: