Controversial immigration directive to be replaced

Key Points

• The latest issue relates to the so-called Direction 99 - that requires the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to consider a person's ties to Australia when reviewing visa cancellation decisions.
• Direction 99 was introduced last year by Mr Giles, under pressure from the then New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern to stop deporting New Zealand nationals who had spent most of their lives in Australia.
• Earlier this week, the A-A-T released its decision in the case of a man known as C-H-Y-C, reinstating the visa for the New Zealand man who pleaded guilty to raping his stepdaughter, citing his connection to Australia.