Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:46:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 46 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 183051–185321

relation to the application for the visa; and
 (ab) the applicant has been required to provide one or more personal identifiers under section 257A for the purposes of this subsection; and
 (b) the applicant has not complied with the requirement.
Note: An invalid application for a visa cannot give rise to an obligation under section 65 to grant a visa: see subsection 47(3).

Prescribed criteria for validity
 (3) The regulations may prescribe criteria that must be satisfied for an application for a visa of a specified class to be a valid application.
 (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the regulations may also prescribe:
 (a) the circumstances that must exist for an application for a visa of a specified class to be a valid application; and
 (b) how an application for a visa of a specified class must be made; and
 (c) where an application for a visa of a specified class must be made; and
 (d) where an applicant must be when an application for a visa of a specified class is made.
 (4A) Without limiting subsection (3) and paragraph (4)(a), the regulations may prescribe, as a circumstance that must exist for an application for a visa of a specified class to be a valid application, that the applicant was selected in accordance with the applicable visa pre‑application process conducted under subsection 46C(1).
 (4B) However, the regulations cannot prescribe criteria mentioned in subsection (4A) for any of the following visas:
 (a) protection visas;
 (b) temporary safe haven visas;
 (c) visas classified by the regulations as:
 (i) Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visas; or
 (ii) Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) (Class UO) visas; or
 (iii) Resolution of Status (Class CD) visas.
 (5) To avoid doubt, subsections (3) and (4) do not require criteria to be prescribed in relation to the validity of visa applications, including, without limitation, applications for visas of the following classes:
 (a) special category visas (see section 32);
 (b) permanent protection visas (see subsection 35A(2));
 (c) temporary protection visas (see subsection 35A(3));
 (ca) safe haven enterprise visas (see subsection 35A(3A));
 (d) bridging visas (see section 37);
 (e) temporary safe haven visas (see section 37A);
 (f) maritime crew visas (see section 38B).