{"id":"F2010L00686","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Granting of Business Skills Visas in 2009/2010 Financial Year","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":123853,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00686-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of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\nGRANTING OF BUSINESS SKILLS VISAS IN 2009/2010  \nFINANCIAL YEAR\n\n(SECTION 85)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:\n\nDETERMINE that the maximum number of Business Skills visas (classes EA and UR) that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 to:\n\n-   applicants for Business Skills – Business Talent (Migrant)(Class EA) visas; and\n\n-   applicants for Business Skills (Provisional)(Class UR) visas\n\nis 6530.\n\nThis instrument, IMMI 10/011, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 11 March 2010\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1938},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, straightforward exercise of the Minister's power under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958, which expressly authorises setting numerical limits on visa grants. The scope remains precisely confined to determining the maximum number of specified business visas for the designated financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Single numerical cap with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural rules","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only two visa classes specified with no sub-categories or exclusions","No cross-references to other complex legislative provisions","Document is less than one page with straightforward operative text"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument imposes a strict cap of 6,530 Business Skills visas for the 2009–2010 financial year, covering Business Talent (migrant) and Business Skills (provisional) categories. It affects anyone applying as a business owner or investor: once 6,530 visas are granted between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, no further approvals of those types may be made until the next financial year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-business-skills-visas-in-2009-2010-fin/documents"}}