Migration (IMMI 17/053: Specification of Transit Passengers Having Prescribed Status – Special Purpose Visas) Instrument 2017 (Cth)

Migration (IMMI 17/053: Specification of Transit Passengers Having Prescribed Status – Special Purpose Visas) Instrument 2017

I, Peter Dutton, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection make the following instrument.

Dated 23 August 2017

Peter Dutton

THE HON PETER DUTTON MP Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules Part 2—Specified class of transit passenger 6 Class of persons for paragraph 2.40(1)(n) Schedule 1—Repeals Specification of Transit Passengers Who are eligible for a Special Purpose Visa 2015 (IMMI 15/057) (F2015L00790)

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name (1) This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 17/053: Specification of Transit Passengers Having Prescribed Status – Special Purpose Visas) Instrument 2017. (2) This instrument may be cited as IMMI 17/053

2 Commencement This instrument commences the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3 Authority This instrument is made under paragraph 2.40(1)(n) of Part 2 of the Regulations.

4 Definitions In this instrument: Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994

5 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2—Specified class of transit passenger

6 Class of persons for paragraph 2.40(1)(n) (1) For the purposes of paragraph 2.40(I)(n) of Part 2 of the Regulations, transit passengers who belong to the following classes of persons are specified:

(a) Citizens of the following foreign countries;

Andorra Japan Romania Argentina Kiribati Samoa Austria Latvia San Marino Belgium Liechtenstein Singapore Brunei Lithuania Slovakia Canada Luxembourg Slovenia Chile Malaysia Solomon Islands Croatia Malta South Africa Cyprus Marshall Islands South Korea Czech Republic Mexico Spain Denmark Monaco Sweden Estonia Nauru Switzerland Federated States of Micronesia Netherlands Thailand Fiji New Zealand Tonga Finland Norway Tuvalu France Palau United Arab Emirates Germany Oman United Kingdom (including its colonies) Greece Papua New Guinea United States of America Hungary Philippines Uruguay Iceland Poland Vanuatu Indonesia Portugal Vatican Ireland Qatar Italy Republic of Bulgaria