Bill
Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Bill 2023
passed, as at 2023-10-26. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-02-16
- second reading — 2023-02-16
- other — 2023-03-07
- second reading — 2023-03-07
- second reading — 2023-03-08
- other — 2023-03-09
- third reading — 2023-03-09
- introduced — 2023-03-09
- second reading — 2023-03-09
- second reading — 2023-10-16
- second reading — 2023-10-18
- committee — 2023-10-18
- third reading — 2023-10-18
- passed — 2023-10-18
- royal assent — 2023-10-26
Divisions
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-02-16.
This bill is part of a package that would allow the minister to run a random selection process, called a ballot, for people to apply for certain visas.
The bill would impose a charge, which could be zero, on people who register for a ballot, with different amounts set by regulation.
The charge would be less than $100, indexed annually, and is treated as a tax because its link to the cost of running the ballot is unclear.
- Imposes a charge on people who register for a visa pre-application ballot.
- Allows different charges for different ballots and classes of people, set by regulation.
- Treats the charge as a tax to comply with constitutional requirements.
People who register for a visa pre-application ballot, particularly those from Pacific countries and Timor-Leste.
Sources
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