Migration Regulations 1994

If the applicant (the primary applicant) does not meet the requirements of subclause 143.214(2), each person who is covered by subclause (2), (3) or (4) must satisfy public interest criteria 4020.

This subclause covers a person:

who is a member of the family unit of the primary applicant; and

who is also an applicant for a Subclass 143 visa.

This subclause covers a person (the relevant person) if:

the relevant person was, at the time of the primary applicant’s application, a member of the family unit of the primary applicant; and

the relevant person is an applicant for a Subclass 143 visa; and

the Minister is satisfied that one or more of the following has experienced family violence committed by the primary applicant:

the relevant person;

a member of the family unit of the relevant person who has made a combined application with the relevant person or with the primary applicant;

a dependent child of the relevant person or of the primary applicant.

For special provisions relating to family violence, see Division 1.5.

This subclause covers a person if:

the person was, at the time of the primary applicant’s application, a member of the family unit of the primary applicant but is no longer a member of the family unit of the primary applicant; and

the person is an applicant for a Subclass 143 visa; and

the person is a member of the family unit of a person covered by subclause (3).

Subclause (1) does not apply if the applicant meets the requirements of subclause 143.214(2).