Migration (Public Interest Criterion 4022—Code of Behaviour) Instrument 2025

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated  25 February 2025

Tony Burke

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Approval of the code of behaviour

5  Schedules

Schedule 1—Code of behaviour

Schedule 2—Repeals

Migration (Code of Behaviour for Public Interest Criterion 4022) Instrument (LIN 24/031) 2024

1  Name

  This instrument is the Migration (Public Interest Criterion 4022—Code of Behaviour) Instrument 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under clause 4.1 of Schedule 4 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Migration Regulations).

4  Approval of the code of behaviour

  For clause 4.1 of Schedule 4 to the Migration Regulations, the code of behaviour specified in Schedule 1 is approved for the Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) visa.

5  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Code of behaviour

Code of Behaviour

This Code of Behaviour contains a list of expectations about how you will behave at all times while in Australia. It does not contain all your rights and duties under Australian law. If you are found to have breached the Code of Behaviour, you could have your income support reduced, or your visa may be cancelled. If your visa is cancelled, you may be taken into immigration detention and may be transferred to a regional processing country.

While you are living in the Australian community:

• You must not disobey any Australian laws including Australian road laws; you must cooperate with all lawful instructions given to you by police and other government officials;

• You must not make sexual contact with another person without that person’s consent, regardless of their age; you must never make sexual contact with someone under the age of consent;

• You must not take part in, or get involved in any kind of criminal behaviour in Australia, including violence against any person, including your family or government officials; deliberately damage property; give false identity documents or lie to a government official;

• You must not harass, intimidate or bully any other person or group of people or engage in any anti-social or disruptive activities that are inconsiderate, disrespectful or threaten the peaceful enjoyment of other members of the community;

• You must not refuse to comply with any health undertaking given to the Department of Home Affairs or direction issued by a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth to undertake treatment for a health condition for public health purposes;

• You must co-operate with all reasonable requests from the Department of Home Affairs or its agents in regard to the resolution of your status, including requests to attend interviews or to provide or obtain identity and/or travel documents.

I, __________[name to be written]_________________________________________ agree to abide by this Code of Behaviour while I am living in Australia on a Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) visa. I understand that if I do not abide by the Code of Behaviour my income support may be reduced or ceased, or my visa may be cancelled and I may be taken into immigration detention.

Signature: ________________________________

Date: _____________________________________

Schedule 2—Repeals

Migration (Code of Behaviour for Public Interest Criterion 4022) Instrument (LIN 24/031) 2024

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.