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ETA and working holiday visa

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Hello! I currently have a valid working holiday visa, which expires on christmas. I am now in the Philippines travelling, and decided I want to stay longer in Australia to travel some more. I've decided then to apply for a tourist visa, but I wanted to keep my two last months of working holiday and not cease it. If I apply for an ETA now, will it cease my working holiday? Or when I enter Australia in november will I automatically enter in my working holiday visa and the ETA only becomes valid after that? Thanks!!
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The ETA will override your WHV when it's granted.

So if you apply now and it gets granted straight away then it will be the ETA which you will enter Australia on.[/QUOTE]

But then why does the immigration website says this? I'm confused
"Current holders of Working Holiday Maker visas
Working Holiday (subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas, which are known as Working Holiday Maker visas, can only be used once. If you are granted an ETA while you hold a Working Holiday Maker visa, you will hold both visas. When you enter Australia, you will automatically enter on your Working Holiday Maker visa and you will not be able to apply for another Working Holiday Maker visa."
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