{"id":"F2006L01777","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2005/2006 Financial Year: Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) Visas - June 2006","slug":"f2006l01777","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":349295,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01777-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"# Commonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\nVISA CAPPING FOR 2005/2006 FINANCIAL YEAR: CONTRIBUTORY AGED PARENT (RESIDENCE) (CLASS DG) VISAS\n\n(SECTION 85)\n\nI, ANDREW ROBB, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:\n\nDETERMINE that the maximum number of Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) visas that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 for those people who satisfy clause 864.214 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 is 365.\n\nDated 6 June 2006\n\nANDREW ROBB\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.\n\nNOTE 2: Clause 864.214 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 provides that an applicant for a Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864) visa who, at the time of application, is neither (a) the holder of a Subclass 884 (Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary)) visa, nor (b) the holder of a [substituted Subclass 676 visa](http://immibelweh03/NXT/gateway.dll?f=id$id=legend_current_mr%3Ar%3A00000000000055d$cid=legend_current_mr$t=document-frame.htm$an=JD_103-substitutedSubclass676visa$3.0#JD_103-substitutedSubclass676visa), the applicant must satisfy the [balance of family test](http://immibelweh03/NXT/gateway.dll?f=id$id=legend_current_mr%3Ar%3A00000000000063f$cid=legend_current_mr$t=document-frame.htm$an=JD_105-Balanceoffamilytest$3.0#JD_105-Balanceoffamilytest).\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1756},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates squarely within the scope intended by section 85 of the Migration Act 1958, which expressly authorizes the Minister to determine maximum visa numbers for specified financial years. No expansion beyond this purpose is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only a numerical limit (365)","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions within the instrument itself","Standard legislative citations without complex cross-referencing requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument caps Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) visas at 365 for 1 July 2005–30 June 2006, applying to elderly parents who meet the balance-of-family test and seek permanent residence via the contributory (paid) pathway. \n\nOnce the cap is reached no further grants can be made until 1 July 2006, creating a queue and delaying family reunification for affected parents."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006l01777","history":"/api/acts/f2006l01777/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006l01777/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006l01777/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006l01777/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006l01777/documents"}}