{"id":"F2007L01324","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2006/2007 Financial Year: Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) Visas - May 2007","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65551,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01324-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Visa Capping for 2006/2007 Financial Year: Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) Visas - May 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\nVISA CAPPING FOR 2006/2007 FINANCIAL YEAR:\n\nAGED PARENT (RESIDENCE) (CLASS BP) VISAS\n\n(SECTION 85)\n\nI, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 hereby:\n\nDETERMINE that the maximum number of Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visas that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 is 305.\n\nDated 7 May 2007\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: 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.\n\nNOTE 2: Section 56 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 relevantly provides that if the enabling legislation in relation to an instrument as in force at any time before the commencing day required the text of the instrument to be published in the Gazette, in certain circumstances the requirement for publication in the Gazette is taken to be satisfied if the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1850},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative determination exercising the specific power in section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 to set annual visa limits. The scope remains precisely limited to setting a numerical cap for the specified visa class and financial year."},"complexity_factors":["Single numerical provision with no conditions or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretive sections","No cross-references to other legislative provisions (excluding standard citation of enabling power in explanatory notes)","Straightforward administrative setting of a quota"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument imposes a strict annual cap of 305 Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visas for the 2006–2007 financial year. It affects older parents seeking permanent residency through that category and requires the Department of Immigration to stop approving further grants once the limit is reached. The cap controls migration numbers and can leave eligible applicants waiting until the next year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-under-section-85-visa-capping-for-2006-2007-financial-year-aged-par/documents"}}