E3.1 Grant of visa generally a matter of discretion

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 45

1. No person is entitled to a visa as of right unless the Immigration Act 2009 expressly provides otherwise (see E2.35).
2. In determining a visa application, the Minister or, subject to any special direction, an immigration officer, in his or her discretion:
   1. may grant or refuse to grant a visa; and
   2. regardless of the class and type of visa that was applied for, may grant a visa of any class and type; and
   3. may impose conditions on the visa granted, or vary or waive conditions that would otherwise apply to it.

Effective 29/11/2010