Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:45aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 45AA (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 174155–176935

a conversion regulation (made after the commencement of this section) could have the effect that a pre‑conversion application for a particular type of visa made on 1 August 2014 (before that commencement):
(a) is taken not to have been made on 1 August 2014 (or ever); and
(b) is taken to be, and always to have been, a converted application for another type of visa made on 1 August 2014.
 (4) Without limiting subsection (3), a conversion regulation may:
 (a) prescribe a class or classes of pre‑conversion visas; and
 (b) prescribe a class of applicants for pre‑conversion visas; and
 (c) prescribe a time (the conversion time) when the regulation is to start to apply in relation to a pre‑conversion application, including different conversion times depending on the occurrence of different events.

Visa application charge
 (5) If an amount has been paid as the first instalment of the visa application charge for a pre‑conversion application, then, at and after the conversion time in relation to the application:
 (a) that payment is taken not to have been paid as the first instalment of the visa application charge for the pre‑conversion application; and
 (b) that payment is taken to be payment of the first instalment of the visa application charge for the converted application, even if the first instalment of the visa application charge that would otherwise be payable for the converted application is greater than the actual amount paid for the first instalment of the visa application charge for the pre‑conversion application; and
 (c) in a case in which the first instalment of the visa application charge payable for the converted application is less than the actual amount paid for the first instalment of the visa application charge for the pre‑conversion application, no refund is payable in respect of the difference only for that reason.
Note: For the visa application charge, see sections 45A, 45B and 45C.

Effect on bridging visas
 (6) For the purposes of this Act, if, immediately before the conversion time for a pre‑conversion application, a person held a bridging visa because the pre‑conversion application had not been finally determined, then, at and after the conversion time, the bridging visa has effect as if it had been granted because of the converted application.
 (7) For the purposes of this Act, if, immediately before the conversion time for a pre‑conversion application, a person had made an application for a bridging visa because of the pre‑conversion application, but the bridging visa application had not been finally determined, then, at and after the conversion time:
 (a) the bridging visa application is taken to have been applied for because of the converted application; and
 (b) the bridging visa (if granted) has effect as