Immigration Act 2009

Visas - Classes of visa - Reporting to Minister about grant of visas by special direction

91B: Departmental annual report to record exercise of power to make special directions (class of persons)

You could also call this:

"Yearly Report on Special Directions Made by the Chief Executive"

The chief executive has to include some information in a yearly report. You will see the number of times a special direction was made under certain sections of the law in the last financial year and the previous three years. The chief executive must also explain why any special directions were made in the financial year, as stated in sections like 50(4A), 52(4A), and 53(4A), and this report is prepared for the purposes of section 43 of the Public Finance Act 1989. This information helps you understand what is happening with special directions. The report is important because it tells you what the chief executive is doing.

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91A: Extension of temporary entry class visas and transit visas by special direction, or

"The Minister can extend some temporary visas for up to 9 months in special circumstances."

92: Expressions of interest, or

"How to show interest in applying for certain visas"

Part 3Visas
Classes of visa: Reporting to Minister about grant of visas by special direction

91BDepartmental annual report to record exercise of power to make special directions (class of persons)

The chief executive must include in every annual report prepared by the chief executive for the purposes of section 43 of the Public Finance Act 1989—
the number of times that the power to make a special direction under sections 50(4A), 52(4A), 53(4A), 57(3), 61B(1), and 91A(1) has been used in the financial year and the previous 3 financial years (if applicable); and
the reasons for which any special directions under sections 50(4A), 52(4A), 53(4A), 57(3), 61B(1), and 91A(1) were made in the financial year.

Notes

Section 91B: inserted, on 28 November 2025, by section 15 of the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 75).