{"id":"F2016L01398","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in 2016/2017 Financial Year Determination 2016/055","slug":"migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94991,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01398-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISA","sectionType":"part","heading":"GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN THE 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR DETERMINATION 2016/055","content":"# GRANTING OF PARENT AND OTHER FAMILY VISAS IN THE 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR DETERMINATION 2016/055\n\n(section 85)\n\nI, ALEX HAWKE, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act):\n\n1.  REVOKE Instruments, IMMI 13/071 (F2013L01168), Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year, signed on 21 June 2013 and IMMI 15/111 (F2015L01846), Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in the 2015/2016 Financial Year Determination 2015, signed on 19 November 2015; and\n2.  DETERMINE that the maximum number of:\n    1.  Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visas; and\n    2.  Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visas;\n\nthat may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2016 is 1550. This figure includes grants to New Zealand citizens that are not otherwise included in the Migration Programme.\n\n3. DETERMINE that the maximum number of:\n\n1.  Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visas; and\n2.  Other Family (Residence) (Class BU);\n\nthat may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2016 is 520. This figure includes grants to New Zealand citizens that are not otherwise included in the Migration Programme.\n\nThis Instrument Granting of Parent and Other Family Visas in the 2016/2017 Financial Year Determination 2016/055, IMMI 16/055 commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated: 2 September 2016\n\nAlex Hawke\n\nTHE HON ALEX HAWKE MP\n\nAssistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1908},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs its standard annual function exactly as intended: setting numerical caps (quotas) for parent and other family visa categories under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958. It replaces previous financial year determinations without expanding scope or adding new policy elements beyond the routine update of visa numbers for the 2016/2017 period."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only three operative provisions","References to four specific visa classes (Class AX, BP, BO, BU) defined in separate Migration Regulations","Simple cross-reference to section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 without conditional logic","No interpretation section or defined terms within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument cancels prior year limits and imposes a hard cap for 2016–17 on family reunion permanent visas: up to 1,550 parent (including aged‑parent) grants and 520 other‑family grants (carers, remaining relatives, aged dependent relatives). Totals may include some New Zealand citizens. It affects anyone seeking to join family in Australia that year—once caps are reached, applicants face delay and longer queues, especially for parent visas."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-granting-of-parent-and-other-family-visas-in-2016-2017-financial-year-determinati/documents"}}