Ministerial Submissions Provided By The Department To The Former Minister For Immigration, Citizenship And Multicultural Affairs, The Hon Andrew Giles Mp, In Relation To The Proposed Revocation Of…

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This ministerial submission advised the former Immigration Minister on revoking Ministerial Direction 63, which governed cancellation of Bridging E visas (BEVs) for unauthorised maritime arrivals. Direction 63 implemented 2013-2014 amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994 that introduced additional cancellation grounds under section 116(1)(g) via regulations 2.43(1)(p) and (q), and required BEV holders granted via ministerial intervention to satisfy Public Interest Criterion 4022, which mandated compliance with a Code of Behaviour (legislative instrument IMMI 13/155). The submission recommended revoking Direction 63 through Ministerial Direction 104, effective 1 March 2024, partly due to the sunset of the Code of Behaviour instrument on 1 April 2024. The framework also imposed visa condition 8566 enabling cancellation for