{"id":"F2013L02163","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of IMMI 13/156 'Granting of Protection Class XA Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year' - IMMI 13/159","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L02163-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of IMMI 13/156 'Granting of Protection Class XA Visas in 2013/2014 Financial Year' - IMMI 13/159","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\nREVOCATION OF IMMI 13/156 ‘GRANTING OF PROTECTION CLASS XA VISAS IN 2013/2014 FINANCIAL YEAR’\n\n \n\n(Section 85)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, SCOTT MORRISON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\n \n\nREVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/156 signed on 2 December 2013, determining the maximum number of Class XA visas that may be granted in the 2013 – 2014 financial year for the purposes of section 85 of the Act.\n\n \n\nThis instrument, IMMI 13/159, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated      19.12.2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nScott Morrison\n\n \n\nMinister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1901},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as described—it revokes the previous visa cap without expanding into new policy areas or adding substantive conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one paragraph)","No definitions section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other laws","Only substantive content is the revocation of a named instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument removes the limit on how many Protection visas (Class XA) could be granted to refugees during the 2013–2014 financial year.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Cancels a previous decision (Instrument IMMI 13/156) that had set a maximum number of Protection visas that could be issued in that year.\n- Once revoked, there was no longer a statutory cap restricting how many refugees could be granted protection during that period.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Refugees and asylum seekers who were eligible for Protection (Class XA) visas in the 2013–2014 financial year.\n- The Department of Immigration (now Home Affairs), which could process grants without hitting a numerical ceiling.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nRemoving the cap allowed the government to grant Protection visas based on individual merit and protection needs, rather than being restricted by an annual quota set earlier in the financial year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-immi-13-156-granting-of-protection-class-xa-visas-in-2013-2014-fina/documents"}}