r 2.12 — Persons who cannot make a valid application — Migration Regulations 1994

2.12 Persons who cannot make a valid application while in Australia

(1) For the purposes of subsection 46(1)(b) of the Act, the following classes of persons cannot make a valid application for a substantive visa while in Australia:

(a) persons subject to a bar under section 48A or section 48B of the Act;

(b) persons to whom section 46A of the Act applies (offshore entry persons);

(c) persons to whom section 46B of the Act applies (transitory persons);

(d) persons who are unlawful non-citizens and who are not in a prescribed class.

Source: regulation 2.12, Migration Regulations 1994. See legislation.gov.au for the authoritative current text.