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(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: "Australian resident " has the meaning given by subsection (2). "former refugee " means a person who was a refugee but does not include a person who ceased to
be a refugee because his or her visa or entry permit (as the case may be) was
cancelled. "holder " , in relation to a visa, has the same meaning as in the Migration Act 1958 .
"new PRC (temporary) entry permit " means an entry permit within class 437 of Division 2.6--Group 2.6 in
Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Migration (1993) Regulations as in force
before 1 September 1994. "old PRC (temporary) entry permit " means a PRC (temporary) entry permit within the meaning of the Migration
(1989) Regulations as in force before 1 February 1993. "permanent visa , special category visa and visa" have the same meaning as in the
Migration Act 1958 . "protected SCV holder " has the meaning given by subsections (2A), (2B), (2C) and (2D). "qualifying Australian residence " has the meaning given by subsection (5). "qualifying residence
exemption " has the meaning given in subsections (6) and (6AA).
(2) An Australian resident is a person who: (a) resides in Australia; and (b) is one of the following: (i) an Australian citizen; (ii) the holder of a permanent visa; (iii) a special category visa holder who is a protected SCV holder. Note: For holder and permanent visa see
subsection (1). (2A) A person is
a protected SCV holder if: (a) the person was in Australia on 26 February 2001, and was a
special category visa holder on that day; or (b) the person had been in Australia for a period of, or for periods
totalling, 12 months during the period of 2 years immediately before
26 February 2001, and returned to Australia after that day. (2B) A person is
a protected SCV holder if the person: (a) was residing in Australia on 26 February 2001; and (b) was temporarily absent from Australia on 26 February 2001; and (c) was a special category visa holder immediately before the beginning
of the temporary absence; and (d) was receiving a social security payment on 26 February 2001;
and (e) returned to Australia before the later of the following: (i) the end of the period of 26 weeks beginning on 26 February
2001; (ii) if the Secretary extended the person's portability period for the
payment under section 1218C--the end of the extended period. (2C) A person who
commenced, or recommenced, residing in Australia during the period of 3 months
beginning on 26 February 2001 is a protected SCV holder at a particular
time if: (a) the time is during the period of 3 years beginning on
26 February 2001; or (b) the time is after the end of that period, and either: (i) a determination under subsection (2E) is in force in respect of
the person; or (ii) the person claimed a payment under the social security law during
that period, and the claim was granted on the basis that the person was a
protected SCV holder. (2D) A person
who, on 26 February 2001: (a) was residing in Australia; and (b) was temporarily absent from Australia; and (c) was not receiving a social security payment; is a protected SCV holder at a particular time if: (d) the time is during the period of 12 months beginning on
26 February 2001; or (e) the time is after the end of that period, and either: (i) at that time, a determination under subsection (2E) is in force
in respect of the person; or (ii) the person claimed a payment under the social security law during
protected SCV holder. (2E) A person who
is residing in Australia and is in Australia may apply to the Secretary for a
determination under this subsection stating that: (a) the person was residing in Australia on 26 February 2001, but
was temporarily absent from Australia on that day; or (b) the person commenced, or recommenced, residing in Australia during
the period of 3 months beginning on 26 February 2001. (2F) If a
person makes an application under subsection (2E), the Secretary must
make the determination if: (a) the Secretary is satisfied that paragraph (2E)(a) or (2E)(b)
applies to the person; and (b) the application was made within whichever of the following periods
is applicable: (i) if paragraph (2E)(a) applies to the person--the period of 12
months beginning on 26 February 2001; (ii) if paragraph (2E)(b) applies to the person--the period of 3
years beginning on 26 February 2001. The Secretary must give a copy of the determination to the person. (2G) The
Secretary must make a determination under this subsection in respect of a
person if the person is a protected SCV holder because of
subsection (2B). If the Secretary is required to make such a
determination: (a) the determination must state that the person was residing in
Australia on 26 February 2001, but was temporarily absent from Australia
on that day; and (b) the determination must be made within the period of 6 months of the
person's return to Australia; and (c) a copy of the determination must be given to the person. (3) In deciding for the purposes of this Act whether or not a person is
residing in Australia, regard must be had to: (a) the nature of the accommodation used by the person in Australia; and
(b) the nature and extent of the family relationships the person has in
Australia; and (c) the nature and extent of the person's employment, business or
financial ties with Australia; and (d) the nature and extent of the person's assets located in Australia;
and (e) the frequency and duration of the person's travel outside Australia;
and (f) any other matter relevant to determining whether the person intends
to remain permanently in Australia. (3A) For the
purposes of determining, under subsections (2A) to (2D), whether a person
is a protected SCV holder, Australia is taken, at all relevant times, to have
included Norfolk Island. (4) For the purposes of: (a) Part 2.2 (age pension); and (b) Part 2.3 (disability support pension); and (d) Part 2.7 (bereavement allowance); and (e) Part 2.8 (widow B pension); residence of a claimant in an external Territory is taken to be residence in
Australia. (4AA) Whether residence in a
particular place is residence in an external territory for the purposes of
subsection (4) is to be determined as at the time of residence. (4B) For the
purposes of a newly arrived resident's waiting period, the day on which a
permanent visa is granted to a person or a person becomes the holder of a
permanent visa is: (a) if an initial decision maker decides to grant a visa to the
person--that day; or (b) if: (i) an initial decision maker decides not to grant a visa to the person;
and (ii) on a review of the decision referred to in subparagraph (i),
that decision is set aside (however described) and a visa is granted to the
person; the day on which the initial decision maker decided not to grant the visa to
the person. (5) A person has 10 years qualifying Australian residence if and only
if: (a) the person has, at any time, been an Australian resident for a
continuous period of not less than 10 years; or (b) the person has been an Australian resident during more than one
period and: (i) at least one of those periods is 5 years or more; and (ii) the aggregate of those periods exceeds 10 years. (6) A person has a qualifying residence exemption for a social security
pension (other than carer payment) or a social security benefit (other than
youth allowance, austudy payment, newstart allowance, sickness allowance,
special benefit or partner allowance) if, and only if, the person: (a) resides in Australia; and (b) is either: (i) a refugee; or (ii) a former refugee. (6AA) A person also has a
qualifying residence exemption for a social security benefit (other than a
special benefit), a pension PP (single), carer payment, a mobility allowance,
a seniors health card or a health care card if, and only if, the person: (b) except in relation to pension PP (single), benefit PP (partnered),
partner allowance, carer payment, mobility allowance, a seniors health card or
a health care card--was a family member of a refugee, or former refugee, at
the time the refugee or former refugee arrived in Australia; or (f) in any case--holds or was the former holder of a visa that is in a
class of visas determined, by legislative instrument, by the Minister for the
purposes of this paragraph. (6B) A person is
a refugee for the purposes of this section if the person: (a) is taken, under the Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions)
Regulations, to be the holder of a transitional (permanent) visa because the
person was, immediately before 1 September 1994, the holder of: (i) a visa or entry permit that fell within Division 1.3--Group 1.3
(Permanent resident (refugee and humanitarian) (offshore)) in Part 1 of
Schedule 1 to the Migration (1993) Regulations as then in force; or (ii) a visa or entry permit that fell within Division 1.5--Group
1.5 (Permanent resident (refugee and humanitarian) (on-shore)) in Part 1
of Schedule 1 to the Migration (1993) Regulations as then in force; or (b) was, immediately before 1 February 1993, the holder of a visa
or entry permit of a class prescribed under the Migration Regulations as then
in force that corresponds to a visa or entry permit referred to in
subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii); or (c) is the holder of: (i) a permanent protection visa; or (ii) a permanent visa of a class referred to in the Table at the end of
this subsection; or (iii) a permanent visa of a class referred to in a declaration of the
Minister under section 25 that is in force. Table--Classes of permanent visas giving refugee status and qualifying
residence exemption Item No. Class description Relevant item in Schedule 1 to Migration Regulations 1. Burmese in Burma (Special Assistance) (Class AB) 1102 2. Burmese in Thailand (Special Assistance) (Class AC) 1103 3. Cambodian (Special Assistance) (Class AE) 1105 4. Camp Clearance (Migrant) (Class AF) 1106 5. Citizens of the Former Yugoslavia (Special Assistance) (Class AI) 1109 6. East Timorese in Portugal, Macau and Mozambique (Special Assistance) (Class
AM) 1113 7. Minorities of Former USSR (Special Assistance) (Class AV) 1122 8. Refugee and Humanitarian (Migrant) (Class BA) 1127 8A Sri Lankan (Special Assistance) (Class BF) 1129A 9. Sudanese (Special Assistance) (Class BD) 1130 10. Territorial Asylum (Residence) (Class BE) 1131 (6D) For the
purposes of subsection (6AA): "family member " , in relation to a person, means:
(a) a partner of the person; or (b) a dependent child of the person; or (c) another person who, in the opinion of the Secretary, should be
treated for the purposes of this definition as a person described in
paragraph (a) or (b). (6E) The Minister
may, by legislative instrument: (a) set guidelines for the exercise of the Secretary's power under
paragraph (6D)(c); and (b) revoke or vary those guidelines. (7) For the purposes of paragraph 540(d),
subparagraphs 593(1)(g)(ii) and 593(1D)(b)(ii) and
paragraph 666(1)(g), a person is exempt from the residence requirement in
respect of a period if: (a) throughout the period, the person was the holder of a special
category visa; and (b) immediately before the period commenced, the person had been
residing in Australia for a continuous period of at least 10 years, being a
period commencing on or after 26 February 2001; unless the person's exemption from the residence requirement in respect of the
period would result in the person: (c) receiving newstart allowance, sickness allowance or youth allowance
for a continuous period of more than 6 months because of this subsection; or (d) receiving newstart allowance, sickness allowance or youth allowance
for more than one non-continuous period because of this subsection; or (e) receiving more than one of those allowances because of this
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