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From 1 July 2007, the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) will be amended to: - Allow for differences in the arrangements between Australia and foreign countries for Work and Holiday visas
- Change the evidence required to be shown by certain applicants to make valid applications for further Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US ) visas
- Remove the requirement that an applicant for a Work and Holiday visa must have a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in Australia . This is being done because the intention is that any work undertaken by the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday ) visa should be incidental to holidaying in Australia and not be the applicant’s primary purpose for applying for the visa
- Make condition 8503 and condition 8540 discretionary rather than mandatory conditions for a person’s second or third Subclass 462 visa
- Provide flexibility to the Work and Holiday visa programme by reflecting specific arrangements with foreign countries in an instrument in writing rather than the regulations
and - Replace the references to ‘Gazette Notice’ in the requirements for a Work and Holiday visa with ‘instrument in writing’ in accordance with the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
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