Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR A HUMANITARIAN VISA
CLASSES OF PERSONS AND ADDRESSES
(PARAGRAPH 1402(3)(a))
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1402(3)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE instrument (IMMI 08/083) signed on 4 October 2008 specifying classes of persons and addresses for the purposes of paragraph 1402(3)(a) of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY the following classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1402(3)(a) of the Regulations:
Class 1
persons whose entry to Australia has been proposed in accordance with approved form 681 and who are present in one of the countries listed in Schedule A to this instrument.
Class 2
persons whose entry to Australia has been proposed in accordance with approved form 681, and who are present in one of the countries referred to in Schedule B to this instrument.
3. SPECIFY the following post office box address, for a person included in Class 1, for the purposes of subparagraph 1402(3)(a)(i) of the Regulations:
Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre
DIAC
GPO Box 241
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
4. SPECIFY the following address as the address for delivery by a courier service, for a person included in Class 1, for the purposes of subparagraph 1402(3)(a)(ii) of the Regulations:
Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre
DIAC
2 Lonsdale Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
5. SPECIFY the following post office box address, for a person included in Class 2, for the purposes of subparagraph 1402(3)(a)(i) of the Regulations:
Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre
DIAC
GPO Box 9984
SYDNEY NSW 2001
6. SPECIFY the following address as the address for delivery by a courier service, for a person included in Class 2, for the purposes of subparagraph 1402(3)(a)(ii) of the Regulations:
Offshore Humanitarian Processing Centre
DIAC
Level 3
26 Lee Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
7. This Instrument, IMMI 12/012, commences on 1 April 2012.
Dated
Chris Bowen
14/03/12
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Paragraph 1402(3)(a) of the Regulations provides that an application made on form 842 by an applicant who is included in a class of persons specified in a Gazette Notice for that paragraph must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified by the Minister, or having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified by the Minister.]
Schedule A
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bahrain
Qatar
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Turkey
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Yemen
Oman
Schedule B
Persons residing in any country not listed in Schedule A.