Section 399 — Immigration Act 2009: Migrant levy

399 Migrant levy (1) Any regulations made under section 400 may provide for the imposition and collection of a migrant levy on persons who are granted a visa. (2) The purpose of the levy is to fund, or contribute to the funding of,— (a) the provision of programmes intended to assist the successful settlement of migrants or categories of migrants; and (b) the carrying out of research into settlement issues and the impacts of immigration. (3) Regulations made for the purposes of this section may— (a) specify the categories or classes of migrant who are liable to pay the migrant levy: (b) prescribe the amount or method of calculation of the levy: (c) prescribe different amounts or methods of calculation of the levy in respect of different categories or classes of migrant: (d) provide for exemptions from or refunds of the levy, in whole or in part, in any class of case: (e) provide for the manner of collection of the levy, including provision for the relevant amount of levy to be deposited with the chief executive pending the grant of a visa. (4) All levy money collected under this section must be paid into a Crown Bank Account. (5) Not later than 1 October in each year, the chief executive must provide to the Minister a report setting out, in respect of the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June,— (a) the amount collected through the migrant levy; and (b) how the amount of the migrant levy was applied. (6) The Minister must present the report to the House of Representatives not later than 15 sitting days after its receipt. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 149B