COVID-19 and section 48 of the Australian Migration Act 1958

The Commonwealth (DOHA) has asked the State and Territory governments to suspend nominating s48 barred applicants until the COVID-19 travel restrictions have been resolved. As yet the only government to formally action the request is Tasmania, who published the following message on the Migration Tasmania’s website:
In an effort to manage this situation, as of 2 April 2020 all applications on hand and lodged thereafter by candidates who hold a Bridging Visa associated with Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) or Federal Court review will continue to be assessed as normal. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised of the outcome and should not reapply until travel restrictions are lifted. All other applications will be placed on hold in our system and when travel restrictions are lifted we will contact applicants to obtain an update of circumstances (such as current residential location and employment details if applicable) to then finalise their application accordingly.