---
title: "Record a request for further visa information and the regard duty"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-a-request-for-further-visa-information-and-the-regard-duty"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-19"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record a request for further visa information and the regard duty

> From the invitation the lawyer marks, copy whether it is oral or written and the way it specifies for giving additional information.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-a-request-for-further-visa-information-and-the-regard-duty  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the invitation the lawyer marks, copy whether it is oral or written and the way it specifies for giving additional information. Record that, in considering a visa application, the Minister may get any information the Minister considers relevant and, if the Minister gets such information, must have regard to it in deciding whether to grant or refuse the visa. Do not decide that any information is relevant. Do not draft the additional information. Do not treat the invitation as an invitation to comment on adverse information. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides what is sent and whether the Minister has had regard to information that was got. Section 56(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is the power to get information and the duty to have regard to it. Subsection (2) says that, without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may invite the applicant, orally or in writing, to give additional information in a specified way. This is not the duty to give particulars of adverse information and invite comment. That duty is a separate task. The tool does not draft the additional information and does not build a response checklist. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the invitation the lawyer marks, copy whether it is oral or written and the way it specifies for giving additional information. Record that, in considering a visa application, the Minister may get any information the Minister considers relevant and, if the Minister gets such information, must have regard to it in deciding whether to grant or refuse the visa. Do not decide that any information is relevant. Do not draft the additional information. Do not treat the invitation as an invitation to comment on adverse information.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides what is sent and whether the Minister has had regard to information that was got. Section 56(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is the power to get information and the duty to have regard to it. Subsection (2) says that, without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may invite the applicant, orally or in writing, to give additional information in a specified way. This is not the duty to give particulars of adverse information and invite comment. That duty is a separate task. The tool does not draft the additional information and does not build a response checklist.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Copy the specified way. Do not invent a deadline. The section states none.
2. Do not decide that information is relevant.
3. Do not draft the additional information.
4. Do not use this note for an invitation to comment on adverse information.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 56, further information may be sought](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/s56.html) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-a-request-for-further-visa-information-and-the-regard-duty/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*