3  Authority

This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Regulations:

(a)   subregulation 2.07(5);

(b)   subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1;

(c)   subclause 417.211(2) of Schedule 2.

  Division 417 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations prescribes the criteria to be considered for the grant of a subclass 417 visa once an application for that visa has been made.  Subclause 417.211(2) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations provides that an applicant for a subclass 417 visa must hold a working holiday eligible passport of the kind or of one of the kinds, specified in a legislative instrument made for that subclause.  The subclause further provides that the applicant must be at least 18 years of age and no more than 35 years of age, or a younger age if that age is specified in a legislative instrument for the kind of passport that the applicant holds.  A working holiday eligible passport is defined in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 and clause 417.111 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations to mean a valid passport held by a person who is a member of a class of persons specified in a legislative instrument mentioned in subitem 1225(3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.