Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:schedule:2:p72
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 72/80)
Character Range: 1380712–1383507

Subclass 116 visa;
satisfies public interest criteria 4001, 4002, 4003 and 4004, and satisfies public interest criterion 4005, unless the Minister is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require the person to undergo assessment in relation to that criterion.

116.227
  If a person (in this clause called the additional applicant):
 (a) is a person covered by subclause 116.226(2), (3) or (4); and
 (b) has not turned 18; and
 (c) made a combined application with the applicant—
public interest criteria 4015 and 4016 are satisfied in relation to the additional applicant.

116.229
  If the applicant has not turned 18, public interest criteria 4017 and 4018 are satisfied in relation to the applicant.
116.3—Secondary criteria
Note: These criteria are for applicants seeking to satisfy the secondary criteria.
116.31—Criteria to be satisfied at time of application

116.311
 (1) The applicant:
 (a) is a member of the family unit of, and made a combined application with, a person (the primary applicant) who satisfies the primary criteria in Subdivision 116.21;or
 (b) is a member of the family unit of a person covered by subclause (2).
 (2) This subclause covers a person (the relevant person) if:
 (a) the relevant person was, at the time of the relevant person's application for the visa, the spouse or de facto partner of the primary applicant; and
 (b) the relevant person made a combined application with the primary applicant; and
 (c) the relationship between the relevant person and the primary applicant has ceased; and
 (d) one or more of the following has experienced family violence committed by the primary applicant:
 (i) the relevant person;
 (ii) a member of the family unit of the relevant person or the primary applicant;
 (iii) a dependent child of the relevant person or primary applicant.
Note: For special provisions relating to family violence, see Division 1.5.

116.312
 (1) The sponsorship referred to in clause 116.212 of the person who satisfies the primary criteria includes sponsorship of the applicant.
 (2) Subclause (1) does not apply if paragraph 116.311(1)(b) applies to the applicant.
116.32—Criteria to be satisfied at time of decision

116.321
 (1) The applicant meets the requirements of subclause (2), (3), (4) or (5).
 (2) The applicant meets the requirements of this subclause if the applicant:
 (a) is the member of the family unit of a person (the primary applicant) who holds a Subclass 116 visa granted on the basis of satisfying the primary criteria for the grant of the visa; and
 (b) made a combined application with the primary applicant.
 (3) The applicant meets the requirements of this subclause if:
 (a) at the time of the application, the applicant was the spouse or de facto partner of a person (the primary applicant) seeking to