Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 211 MIGRATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 63

63.1 Definition of "Australian permanent resident": Omit the definition,
substitute:

"'Australian permanent resident' means:

   (a)  in relation to an applicant for a Return (Residence) (Class BB) visa
        or a Resident Return (Temporary) (Class TP) visa - a non-citizen who
        is the holder of a permanent visa; or

   (b)  in any other case - a non-citizen who, being usually resident in
        Australia, is the holder of a permanent visa;".

63.2 Insert the following definitions:

"'long-term interdependent relationship', in relation to an applicant for a
visa, means an interdependent relationship between the applicant and another
person that has continued for not less than 5 years;
'long-term spouse relationship', in relation to an applicant for a visa, means
a relationship between the applicant and another person, each as the spouse of
the other, that has continued:

   (a)  if there is a dependent child of both the applicant and the other
        person - for not less than 2 years; or

   (b)  in any other case - for not less than 5 years;".