Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 2.19

                No evidence of the grant of a visa need be given:

                (a)    if the relevant Part of Schedule 2 so provides; or

               (b)    if the relevant Part of Schedule 2 requires the evidence to be placed in a passport, and the holder of the visa:

                          (i)    does not produce a passport to an officer; or

                         (ii)    produces to an officer a document that the Minister has directed, under subsection 71 (3) of the Act, is not to be taken to be a passport for the purposes of the clause of Schedule 2 under which evidence is to be given of the visa;

                        until the holder produces a passport to an officer; or

                (c)    if the visa:

                          (i)    is not a Return (Residence) (Class BB) visa; and

                         (ii)    is granted on the basis of an oral application.

Note    Under subsection 71 (3) of the Act, the Minister may declare that a specified document is not to be taken to be a passport for the purposes of a provision of the Regulations that provides that evidence of a visa may be given by endorsing a valid passport or other valid travel document.