Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:3:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 9/26)
Character Range: 378619–381315

a General Skilled Migration visa that the applicant has studied in Australia for a certain period, a period of study cannot be counted unless the applicant:
 (a) held:
 (i) a substantive visa; or
 (ii) a Subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa; or
 (iii) a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa;
  authorising him or her to study during that period; and
 (b) complied with the conditions of that visa.

2.28  Notice of putting application aside
 (1) If the Minister puts an application aside under paragraph 94(3)(a) of the Act, he or she must notify the applicant in writing that he or she has done so.
 (2) A notification under subregulation (1) must set out:
 (a) the decision of the Minister; and
 (b) the reason for the decision; and
 (c) that the decision can be reviewed; and
 (d) the time in which an application for review may be made; and
 (e) who can apply for the review; and
 (f) where the application for review can be made.

Division 2.8—Special purpose visas

2.40  Persons having a prescribed status—special purpose visas (Act, s 33(2)(a))

Persons who hold prescribed status
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 33(2)(a) of the Act (which deals with persons who are taken to have been granted special purpose visas), and subject to this regulation, each non‑citizen who is included in one of the following classes of person has a prescribed status:
 (a) members of the Royal Family;
 (b) members of the Royal party;
 (c) guests of Government;
 (d) SOFA forces members;
 (e) SOFA forces civilian component members;
 (f) Asia‑Pacific forces members;
 (g) Commonwealth forces members;
 (h) foreign armed forces dependants;
 (j) foreign naval forces members;
 (l) airline positioning crew members;
 (m) airline crew members;
 (n) transit passengers who belong to a class of persons specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph;
 (p) persons visiting Macquarie Island;
 (q) children born in Australia:
 (i) of a mother who at the time of the birth holds a special purpose visa, if only the mother is in Australia at that time; or
 (ii) to parents both of whom, at the time of the birth, hold special purpose visas, if at that time both parents are in Australia;
 (t) Indonesian traditional fishermen visiting the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands.
Note: the terms used in paragraphs (1)(a) to (n) are defined in regulation 1.03.

Armed forces members
 (2) A person included in a class of persons specified in paragraph (1)(d), (e), (f), (g) or (j) has a prescribed status only while he or she is not absent without leave.

Armed forces dependants
 (3) A person included in a class of persons specified in paragraph (1)(h) has a prescribed status