New legislation affecting all prospective future visa applicants - the Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010 (the ‘Bill’) - was recently put before the Australian Parliament on May 26th, 2010. The content of this new legislation heralds a significant change to the powers granted to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, with regard to ‘capping’ the number of visas allowed to be granted in a particular class and terminating valid visa applications awaiting decision.

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