Documents In Relation To The Delegation Instruments Made Under S.65 Of The Migration Act 1958 That Authorise Decision-Making On Visa Applications And Describes Whether Locally Engaged Staff (les)…

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The Department of Home Affairs released the Governance Instrument of Delegation and Authorisation 2016 (GIDAM 32 Offshore), compiled as of 14 October 2024, which delegates ministerial decision-making powers under the Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994 to specified personnel classes. The instrument, made by Minister Peter Dutton under sections 496(1) and 496(1A) of the Migration Act, delegates powers for offshore visa processing. It defines two categories of locally engaged staff authorised to exercise delegated powers: Locally Engaged Employees (LEE), including LEE Office Managers engaged by DFAT or Austrade to perform migration duties overseas, and Locally Engaged Designates (LED), who are LEEs holding at least Baseline (Protected) level Australian security clearance and approved by DFAT. The document includes amendments from 2022 and