{"id":"F2010L01570","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Approval under paragraphs 235(7)(a) and 245AF(a) - Approval of Activities - June 2010","slug":"migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":84169,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L01570-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Approval under paragraphs 235(7)(a) and 245AF(a) - Approval of Activities - June 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\nAPPROVAL OF ACTIVITIES\n\n(PARAGRAPHS 235(7)(a) and 245AF(a))\n\nI, ANDREW METCALFE, Secretary to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 235(7)(a) and paragraph 245AF(a) of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) APPROVE the following activities for the purposes of each of those paragraphs:\n\n-   cleaning for personal purposes\n-   cooking\n-   educational classes and activities\n-   computing\n-   cultural activities\n-   excursions\n-   religious services and activities\n-   arts and crafts\n-   voluntary community activities\n-   recreational activities, including but not limited to:\n-   games\n-   gardening\n-   physical fitness activities\n-   reading\n-   music\n-   sport and sporting competitions\n-   television and movies  \n    \n\nThis instrument, IMMI 10/019, commences on 11 June 2010.\n\nDate 3 June 2010\n\nANDREW METCALFE\n\nSecretary to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Paragraph 235(7)(a) of the Act provides that ‘work’ for the purposes of section 235 does not include an activity in which a detainee in immigration detention voluntarily engages where the activity is of a kind approved in writing by the Secretary.\n\nNOTE 2: Paragraph 245AF(a) of the Act provides that no offence is committed where a detainee in immigration detention voluntarily engages in an activity of a kind approved in writing by the Secretary\\].","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2043},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the statutory boundaries of paragraphs 235(7)(a) and 245AF(a) of the Migration Act 1958, performing the narrow function of approving specific activities for detainees without expanding into broader regulatory or policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument containing only an enumerated list of approved items","No definitions section or technical legal terminology","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or 'if/then' logic","Only two statutory references (the enabling provisions) with no complex cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument (IMMI 10/019) is an official approval allowing people in immigration detention to take part in everyday, educational, cultural and recreational activities without those activities being treated as \"work\" under the Migration Act.  \n\nThat protection prevents detainees from breaching visa work conditions or committing related criminal offences, letting them participate in normal programs and pastimes while detained."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-approval-under-paragraphs-235-7-a-and-245af-a-approval-of-activities-june-2010/documents"}}