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New Ministerial Direction 110

The Hon Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration,Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs announced the new Ministerial Direction on 7 June, 2024 replacing the previous Ministerial Direction 99. In his statement he highlighted the following,

“The new Ministerial Direction 110 is guided by two key principles: the protection of the Australian community and common sense.

This new revised Direction makes crystal clear that the Government expects the protection of the Australian community be given greater weight in visa decisions.

The Government has also taken further steps to strengthen the new revised Direction.

The revised Direction makes it clear that the safety of the Australian community is the Government’s highest priority – and includes this as a key principle of the decision-making framework.

It elevates the impact on victims of family violence and their families into one of the existing primary considerations, reflecting the Government’s zero-tolerance approach to family and domestic violence.

Ministerial Direction 110 is an important step in ensuring that our migration system works in our national interest, and visa decisions are in line with common sense and the safety of Australians.

Community safety is and always will be our Government’s highest priority”.

Source: media release, Minister of Home Affairs, Australian Government

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