Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 1) 1998 - NOTES

Act No. 113 of 1998 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 29 October 2001

[This Act was amended by Act No. 58 of 2001]

Amendment from Act No. 58 of 2001

[Schedule 4 (item 3) amended Schedule 3 (item 12)

Schedule 4 (item 3) commenced immediately after 1 June 1999]

[This Act was amended by Act No. 129 of 2001]

Amendments from Act No. 129 of 2001

[Schedule 2 (item 8) repealed Schedule 2 (item 6)
Schedule 2 (item 9) amended heading to Schedule 3 (item 12)

Schedule 2 (items 8 and 9) commenced on 1 June 1999]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1] ...........................

2 Commencement [see Note 1] .......................

3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1--MRT-reviewable decisions

Part 1--Amendments

Migration Act 1958

Division 2--Decisions reviewable by Migration Review Tribunal

338 Decisions reviewable by Migration Review Tribunal.........

339 Conclusive certificates...........................

Division 3--Review of decisions by Migration Review Tribunal

355A Reconstitution of Tribunal for efficient conduct of review......

359 Tribunal may seek additional information................

359A Applicant must be given certain information..............

359B Invitation to give additional information or comments.........

359C Failure to give additional information or comments..........

360 Tribunal must invite applicant to appear.................

360A Notice of invitation to appear.......................

362A Applicant entitled to have access to written material before Tribunal 

362B Failure of applicant to appear before Tribunal..............

368A Tribunal must invite parties to handing down of decision.......

368B Tribunal decision to be handed down...................

368C Applicant taken to be notified when representative notified......

368D Tribunal must notify parties (parties not invited to handing down of decision)              

369 Certain Tribunal decisions to be published................

379A Methods of dispatch of certain documents................

Part 2--Transitional provisions

Schedule 2--Migration Review Tribunal

Part 1--Amendments

Migration Act 1958

Part 6--Migration Review Tribunal

Division 1--Establishment and membership of the Migration Review Tribunal

394 Establishment of the Migration Review Tribunal............

395 Membership of Migration Review Tribunal...............

396 Appointment of members..........................

397 Principal Member..............................

398 Period of appointment of members....................

399 Remuneration and allowances of members...............

400 Other terms and conditions.........................

401 Resignation..................................

402 Disclosure of interests............................

403 Removal from office............................

404 Acting appointments............................

405 Delegation..................................

Division 2--Registries and officers

406 Registries...................................

407 Officers of Tribunal.............................

408 Acting appointments............................

Part 2--Transitional provision

Schedule 3--Refugee Review Tribunal

Part 1--Amendments

Migration Act 1958

420A Principal Member may give directions..................

422A Reconstitution of Tribunal for efficient conduct of review......

424 Tribunal may seek additional information................

424A Applicant must be given certain information..............

424B Invitation to give additional information or comments.........

424C Failure to give additional information or comments..........

425 Tribunal must invite applicant to appear.................

425A Notice of invitation to appear.......................

426A Failure of applicant to appear before Tribunal..............

429A Oral evidence by telephone etc.......................

430A Tribunal must invite parties to handing down of decision.......

430B Tribunal decision to be handed down...................

430C Applicant taken to be notified when representative notified......

430D Tribunal must notify parties (parties not invited to handing down of decision)              

441A Methods of dispatch of certain documents................

Part 2--Application provisions

Schedule 4--"No further stay" conditions applicable to visas

Migration Act 1958

Schedule 5--Cancellation of visas

Part 1--Amendment

Migration Act 1958

Part 2--Application of amendment

Schedule 6--Miscellaneous migration matters

Migration Act 1958

107A Possible non-compliances in connection with a previous visa may be grounds for cancellation of current visa              

Schedule 7--False representations etc. under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948

Part 1--Amendments

Australian Citizenship Act 1948

Part 2--Application of amendments

Schedule 8--Technical amendments

Immigration (Education) Act 1971

Migration Reform Act 1992

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995

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