{"id":"F2008L01641","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Regional Certifying Bodies and Post Codes Defining Regional Australia for Certain Visas - IMMI 08/020","slug":"f2008l01641","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":326369,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01641-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Regulations 1994","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994","content":"#### Migration Regulations 1994\n\nREGIONAL CERTIFYING BODIES AND POST CODES DEFINING REGIONAL AUSTRALIA FOR CERTAIN VISAS\n\n(PARAGRAPH 5.19(4)(e), SUBREGULATION 5.19(5), PARAGRAPHS 1.20GA(1)(e) and 2.43(1)(la))\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.17, subregulation 5.19(5), paragraphs 5.19(4)(e), 1.20GA(1)(e) and 2.43(1)(la) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1.  REVOKE Instrument Number IMMI 07/075, signed on 19 September 2007, specifying bodies for the purposes of paragraphs 5.19(4)(e) and 1.20GA(1)(e) of the Regulations and approving those bodies for the purposes of clause 471.229G of Schedule 2, specifying a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5), and specifying an area for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations;\n\n2. SPECIFY each of the bodies listed in Schedule A to this Instrument as bodies for the purposes of paragraphs 5.19(4)(e) and 1.20GA(1)(e) of the Regulations;\n\n3. SPECIFY the part of Australia, to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as a part of Australia for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(5) of the Regulations; and\n\n4. SPECIFY the whole area of Australia, except for those areas to which the postcodes listed in Schedule B to this Instrument are applicable, as the area of Australia for the purposes of paragraph 2.43(1)(la) of the Regulations.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 08/020, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 12 May 2008\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3954},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update that maintains the existing legislative framework. It replaces expired lists of certifying bodies and postcodes with updated versions without expanding the purpose, application, or legal effect of the original instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Operative provisions reference external schedules (Schedule A and Schedule B) not reproduced in the instrument text","Revokes and replaces a previous instrument (IMMI 07/075), requiring comparison with superseded text to identify specific changes","Cross-references five separate provisions in the Migration Regulations (regulation 1.17, subregulation 5.19(5), paragraphs 5.19(4)(e), 1.20GA(1)(e) and 2.43(1)(la))","Uses inverse logic in item 4 (defining an area by excluding listed postcodes rather than including them)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the administrative rules for certain Australian work and business visas by replacing last year’s lists of authorised Regional Certifying Bodies and the postcodes that count as “regional.” It affects employers sponsoring overseas workers, migrants seeking regional visa entitlements or points, and the certifying bodies that assess jobs. The change matters because the postcode map determines eligibility, bonus points and whether sponsors or visa-holders meet regional requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2008l01641","history":"/api/acts/f2008l01641/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2008l01641/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2008l01641/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2008l01641/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2008l01641/documents"}}