{"id":"F2014L01003","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination - IMMI 14/077","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92123,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01003-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination - IMMI 14/077","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n \n\n# Commonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\n Migration Act 1958\n\n \n\nDETERMINATION\n\n \n\n(Subsection 9A(6))\n\n \n\nI, MICHAELIA CASH, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subsection 9A(6) of the Migration Act 1958, DETERMINE:\n\n \n\n \n\n1. for the purposes of paragraph 9A(5)(a), a regulated operation (within the meaning of section 7 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006); and\n\n\n \n\n2.      for the purposes of paragraph 9A(5)(b), an activity performed under a licence or a special purpose consent (both within the meaning of section 4 of the Offshore Minerals Act 1994).\n\n \n\n \n\nThis instrument, IMMI 14/077, commences on the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 17 July 2014\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMICHAELIA CASH\n\nAssistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2418},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the scope contemplated by subsection 9A(6) of the Migration Act, which expressly authorises the Minister to specify operations and activities for the purposes of excluding them from the migration zone."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporates definitions from two separate Commonwealth Acts by reference (Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 and Offshore Minerals Act 1994)","Legal effect depends on understanding the 'migration zone' concept in section 9A of the Migration Act","Only 2 operative paragraphs but carries significant consequences for visa entitlements and asylum claims"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination specifies which offshore energy and mining operations are treated as being **outside Australia's migration zone**.\n\nWhen facilities are outside the migration zone, workers on them (such as those on oil rigs or gas platforms) generally cannot apply for Australian visas or seek protection visas (asylum) as if they were on the mainland.\n\nSpecifically, this instrument lists two types of operations:\n- **Regulated petroleum operations** — activities covered by the *Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006* (including oil and gas exploration and extraction)\n- **Licensed offshore mineral activities** — operations conducted under licences or special consents granted under the *Offshore Minerals Act 1994* (such as seabed mining)\n\n**Why this matters:** This ensures that modern offshore resource operations are legally treated as outside Australia's migration zone, meaning the immigration rights of workers on these installations are restricted compared to people on the Australian mainland."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-immi-14-077/documents"}}