Commonwealth of Australia

 Migration Act 1958

GRANTING OF PARENT, CONTRIBUTORY PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN 2010/2011 FINANCIAL YEAR

(SECTION 85)

I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:

1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 10/067 signed on 18 January 2011, determining the maximum number of Other Family visas that may be granted in the 2010-2011 financial year for the purposes of Section 85 of the Act.

2. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:

• Aged Parent (Class BP) (Subclass 804) visas; and

• Parent (Class AX) (subclass 103) visas

that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is 1005.

3. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:

• Contributory Parent (Class UT) (Subclass 173) visas;  

• Contributory Parent (Class CA) (Subclass 143) visas;

• Contributory Aged Parent (Class DG) (Subclass 864); and

• Contributory Aged Parent (Class UU) (Subclass 884)

that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is 8400.

4. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:

• Other Family (Class BO) (Migrant) visas; and

• Other Family (Class BU) (Residence) visas

that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 is 785.

This instrument, IMMI 11/024, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated 24 May 2011

Chris Bowen

 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

 [NOTE 1: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.

NOTE 2: Section 86 of the Act provides that if there is a determination of the maximum number of visas of a class or classes that may be granted in a financial year; and the number of visas of the class or classes granted in the year reaches that maximum number; no more visas of the class or classes may be granted in the year.]