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Omission of heading and substitution of new heading

27. The heading to Subdivision AC of Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading is substituted:

"Subdivision AC—Grant of visas".

Decision to grant or refuse to grant visa

  28. Section 26ZF of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting subparagraph (1)(a)(iii) and substituting the following subparagraph:

      "(iii) the grant of the visa is not prevented by section 26F (circumstances when granted), 180A (special power to refuse or cancel) or any other provision of this Act or of any other law of the Commonwealth; and";

    (b) by omitting from subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) "if the application is approved";

    (c) by omitting from paragraph (1)(a) "approve the application" and substituting "grant the visa";

    (d) by omitting from paragraph (1)(b) "the application" and substituting "to grant the visa";

  (e) by omitting from subsection (2) "set" and substituting "put";

    (f) by omitting from subsection (2) "reconsidered under the regulations under subsection 31(4) for the last time" and substituting "removed from the pool under subsection 31A(3)";

  (g) by omitting subsection (3).

Notification of decision

  29. Section 26ZG of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "approves or refuses a visa application" and substituting "grants or refuses to grant a visa";

  (b) by omitting subsections (2) and (3);

  (c) by inserting in paragraphs (4)(a) and (b) "grant of the" after "if the";

    (d) by omitting from paragraph (4)(b) "approval" and substituting "the grant of the visa";

    (e) by omitting from paragraph 4(c) "the reasons (not being" and substituting "written reasons (other than";

    (f) by omitting from paragraph (4)(c) "approval" and substituting "the grant of the visa";

  (g) by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

      "(5) This subsection applies to an application for a visa if:

        (a) the visa is a visa that cannot be granted while the applicant is in the migration zone; and

        (b) this Act does not provide, under Part 3 or 4A, for an application for review of a decision to refuse to grant the visa.".

Effect of compliance or non-compliance

  30.(1) Section 26ZH of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting in subsection (1) "by the Minister" after "Non-compliance";

    (b) by omitting from subsection (1) "approve or refuse the application" and substituting "grant or refuse to grant the visa".

(2) Section 26ZH of the Principal Act as amended by subsection (1) is renumbered as 26ZKA and relocated so that it appears after section 26ZK immediately before the heading to Subdivision AE of Division 2 of Part 2.

Omission of heading

31. The heading to Subdivision AD of Division 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Act is omitted.

Repeal