[bob88]

From what I can see they ask most of the Form 80 questions in the applicant's application (first few pages on Immi portal), so wondering why this form is still necessary as the questions seem to be quite similar??

Has anyone lodged an application recently in which the CO has asked for this form?

 

[bob88]

Bob88 that's what I thought when I started filling in the form... Many of the questions are the same as the online portal but there are also extra questions in this form.
In the official website it does state now that Form 80 is one of the required documents for the Applicant under Character Requirement (I don't think it was a requirement in the Partner Booklet some months ago) so it seems like it is necessary...

Yep... We've just started this long and arduous task