{"id":"F2013L01168","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year - June 2013","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90968,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01168-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year - June 2013","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 \n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n# Commonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\n Migration Act 1958\n\n \n\nGRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN 2013/2014 FINANCIAL YEAR\n\n \n\n(Section 85)\n\n \n\nI, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\n \n\n1. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:\n\n \n\n (a) Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visas; and\n\n (b) Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visas\n\n \n\nthat may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 is 2295.\n\n \n\n2. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:\n\n \n\n(a) Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visas; and\n\n(b) Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visas\n\n \n\nthat may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 is 595.\n\n \n\n \n\nThis instrument, IMMI 13/071, commences on 1 July 2013.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated             June  21, 2013\n\n \n\n \n\nBRENDAN O’CONNOR\n\n \n\n \n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1392},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs precisely the function authorised by section 85 of the Migration Act 1958: setting annual numerical limits on specific visa subclasses. It has not expanded beyond this original administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions setting simple numerical limits","No definitions section or technical terms","No cross-references, exceptions, or conditional logic","No procedural requirements or compliance mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial order sets a yearly quota (cap) on how many parent and family reunion visas Australia can grant during the 2013/2014 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Limits **Parent visas** to a maximum of **2,295** grants for the year (covering both regular Parent and Aged Parent visa categories)\n- Limits **Other Family visas** to a maximum of **595** grants for the year (covering remaining family reunion categories)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring their parents to migrate permanently\n- People applying to care for relatives or other family reunion purposes\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese caps create a queue system. Once the limit is reached, no more visas can be granted that year—even if applicants meet all other requirements. Applicants may wait months or years for a place to become available in future years."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2013-/documents"}}