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The Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that governs immigration to Australia. [2] It set up Australia’s universal visa system (or entry permits). Its long title is "An Act relating to the entry into, and presence in, Australia of aliens, and the departure or deportation from Australia of aliens and certain other ...
The Office also assists people to find a migration agent, [2] [3] provide advice about fees [4] that agents might charge and assist with making complaints about agents. [5] Under Australian law (Migration Act 1958, [6] Part 3) any person who gives "immigration assistance" must usually be a Registered Migration Agent. The term "immigration ...
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013 [3] and replaced the majority of the functions previously performed by the former Department of Immigration and Citizenship; with the exception of most settlement and multicultural affairs programs that were assumed by the Department of Human Services.
The system allows visas to be issued electronically and linked to the applicant's passport, eliminating paper application forms. [13] Australia was the first country in the world to launch electronic visas. [12] Australia officially ceased the issuance of visa stickers on 1 September 2015, and all visas are issued and recorded electronically. [10]
CERT Australia is the national computer emergency response team responsible for cybersecurity responses and providing cyber security advice and support to critical infrastructure and other systems of national interest. CERT Australia works closely with other Australian Government agencies, international CERTs, and the private sector.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of new international students to 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has ...
Australian migration zone. The Australian migration zone is a legal device created by the Australian Government for the purpose of Australia's visa policy and immigration policy, as the territory in which Australia's visa policy applies. The Australian migration zone covers such Australian controlled territories as the
The Migration Act 1958 allowed discretionary detention of unauthorised arrivals until 1992. Since the 1990s when the Keating government created a policy of mandatory detention of unauthorised arrivals, with non-citizens arriving by boat without a valid visa being detained until they were either granted a visa, or deported.