{"id":"F2012L02017","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under subsection 262(2) - Daily Maintenance Amounts for Persons in Detention - October 2012","slug":"f2012l02017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":328129,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of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\nDETERMINATION OF DAILY MAINTENANCE AMOUNTS\n\nFOR PERSONS IN DETENTION\n\n(Subsection 262(2))\n\nI, LISA HARRIS, Assistant Secretary, Services Management Branch, acting under subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\n1. REVOKE the Determination IMMI 11/067 signed on 22 September 2011; AND\n\n2. DETERMINE in the attached schedule the daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention at the specified place and for the specified period listed.\n\nThis instrument, IMMI 12/111, commences on 12 October 2012.\n\nDated 10 October 2012\n\nLISA HARRIS\n\nAssistant Secretary, Services Management Branch\n\nDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE: Subsection 262(2) of the Act provides that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention at a specified place in a specified period.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1478},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update to monetary rates, operating strictly within the existing authority of subsection 262(2). It simply refreshes the dollar amounts without expanding the categories of places covered or the purpose of the charging mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument with straightforward revocation clause","Only one legislative cross-reference (subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act)","Relies on external tabular schedule for actual monetary values (not reproduced in full)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions—direct substitution of rates"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** Sets the daily dollar amount the government charges (or records as a debt) for keeping someone in immigration detention.\n\n**Who it affects:** People held in immigration detention, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.\n\n**The details:**\n- This replaces the previous rates from September 2011 with new amounts effective **12 October 2012**.\n- It specifies different daily rates for different detention centres and time periods (listed in a separate schedule).\n- These amounts aren't necessarily what detainees pay upfront; rather, they establish a debt the Commonwealth can recover from current or former detainees under the Migration Act.\n\n**Why it matters:** This determines how much someone in detention might owe the government simply for being detained—covering costs like food, accommodation, and security. These debts can persist long after someone leaves detention."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l02017","history":"/api/acts/f2012l02017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l02017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l02017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l02017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l02017/documents"}}