{"id":"F2014L01819","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Protection (Class XA) and Refugee Humanitarian (Class XB) Visas 2014 - IMMI 14/117","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92490,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01819-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION OF PROTECTION (CLASS XA) A","sectionType":"part","heading":"DETERMINATION OF PROTECTION (CLASS XA) AND REFUGEE HUMANITARIAN (CLASS XB) VISAS 2014","content":"# DETERMINATION OF PROTECTION (CLASS XA) AND REFUGEE HUMANITARIAN (CLASS XB) VISAS 2014","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"(Section 39A)","sectionType":"part","heading":"(Section 39A)","content":"# (Section 39A)\n\nI, the Honourable SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under Section 39A of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act):\n\n1.  DETERMINE for the purposes of section 39A of the Act, the minimum combined total number of Protection (Class XA) and Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visas that the Minister must take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure are granted in a specified financial year is as follows:\n\n1.  for the financial year starting 1 July 2015 – 13,750 Class XA and Class XB visas;\n\nb. for the financial year starting 1 July 2016 – 13,750 Class XA and Class XB visas;\n\nc. for the financial year starting 1 July 2017 – 16,250 Class XA and Class XB visas;\n\nd. for the financial year starting 1 July 2018 – 18,750 Class XA and Class XB visas.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 14/117 commences on the day after signature.\n\nDated 22.12.2014\n\nScott Morrison\n\nThe Honourable Minister for Immigration and Border Protection","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1166},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function authorized by section 39A of the Migration Act 1958, specifying visa numbers without expanding beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only numerical allocations","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one external reference (section 39A of the Migration Act 1958)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the **minimum number of refugee and humanitarian visas** Australia must grant over four financial years from 2015 to 2019. Under the Migration Act, the Minister must take \"all reasonably practicable measures\" to ensure at least these numbers are granted:\n\n* **13,750 visas** for 2015-16 and 2016-17\n* **16,250 visas** for 2017-18  \n* **18,750 visas** for 2018-19\n\nThese visas cover two categories: **Protection (Class XA)** for refugees fleeing persecution, and **Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB)** for other displaced people in need of resettlement. The document effectively sets Australia's humanitarian program intake floor for those years, creating a legal obligation to meet these targets."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-protection-class-xa-and-refugee-humanitarian-class-xb-visas-2014/documents"}}