Ministerial Submission - MS24-000466 - Migration (minister) (nzyq Bridging R Visas-Grant Without Application) Delegation And Instrument 2024 (admin 24/039) Sent To The Minister For Immigration’s…

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This ministerial submission from March 2024 concerns the expansion of delegation powers under the Migration Act to grant Bridging (Removal Pending) visas (BVR, subclass NZYQ) without application. The submission recommends that the Minister expand the existing December 2023 delegation instrument to include Australian Border Force (ABF) personnel at Senior Executive Band 2 level (Assistant Commissioners and First Assistant Secretaries), in addition to the ABF Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners already delegated. The expanded delegation would enable these senior ABF officials to grant BVRs to unlawful non-citizens under Migration Regulations 2.25AA and 2.25AB when removal is not reasonably practicable and alternative visa pathways are unavailable. The 2024 instrument would revoke and replace the 2023 delegation, extending decision-making authority to a broader pool of appropriately senior ABF positions to