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MIGRATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1991 NO. 342

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 342

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations (Amendment)

Section 181 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) provides that the GovernorGeneral may make regulations for the purposes of the Act including making provision for and in relation to the lodging of documents. In addition sections 23 and 33 of the Act enable regulations to be made providing for different classes of visas and entry permits.

The purpose of the regulations is to lift certain sanctions against South Africa. The regulations make the following amendments to the Migration Regulations:

•       Regulation 2 omits subregulations (2) and (3) of regulation 11 of the Migration Regulations to remove the broad prohibition which limited the lodgement of visa applications in South Africa to certain specific instances. Accordingly visa applications may now be lodged in South Africa in the same way as in other countries.

•       Regulation 3 amends regulation 78 of the Migration Regulations to remove the prohibition against grant of a sport visa to individuals or teams representing South Africa when the relevant sport is certified by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to be a unified non-racial sport.

Authority:       Sections 23, 33 and 181 of the Migration Act 1958


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