Family Violence and Other Measures Act – 17 April 2019 commencement proclaimed

Published: 10/04/2019

The Governor General proclaimed that Schedule 1 of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018, would commence on 17 April 2019.

Family Violence and Other Measures Act

Schedule 1 of this Act amends the Migration Act to insert the new subsections related to the sponsored family visas and approval of family sponsors.

The new section 140AA(3)(a) requires the approval of persons as family sponsors before any relevant visa applications are made.

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