Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00125:clause:1_71b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00125
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 71B
Character Range: 5082–6285

71B  Regulations about visa evidence charge
 (1) The regulations may make provision for, or in relation to, any of the following matters relating to the visa evidence charge:
 (a) the circumstances in which a prescribed form of evidence of a visa may be requested or given;
 (b) the method of payment (including the currency in which the charge must be paid);
 (c) the persons who may be paid the charge on behalf of the Commonwealth;
 (d) the remission, refund or waiver (in whole or in part) of the charge;
 (e) the exemption (in whole or in part) of a person from the liability to pay the charge.
 (2) If the regulations provide that a prescribed form of evidence of a visa may be given by endorsing a valid passport, or other valid travel document, that has been issued to:
 (a) a non‑citizen; or
 (b) another non‑citizen associated with that non‑citizen;
the Minister may direct, in writing, that a specified document is not to be taken to be a passport or travel document for the purposes of the regulations.
 (3) A direction under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 9 May 2012
Senate on 22 June 2012]

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