{"id":"F2011L01831","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of section 499 Direction No. 10","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":87119,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01831-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 10","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n# REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 10\n\n# (SECTION 499)\n\nI, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under  \nsection 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\n1. REVOKE “Direction No. 10 – Assessment of Required Assurances of Support”, signed on 28 June 1999.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 11/047, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 18 July 2011\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1 Section 499 of the Act provides that the Minister may give directions to a person or body having functions or powers under this Act if the directions are about the performance of those functions or the exercise of those powers.\\]","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"(SECTION 499)","sectionType":"part","heading":"(SECTION 499)","content":"# (SECTION 499)\n\nI, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under  \nsection 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\n1. REVOKE “Direction No. 10 – Assessment of Required Assurances of Support”, signed on 28 June 1999.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 11/047, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 18 July 2011\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1 Section 499 of the Act provides that the Minister may give directions to a person or body having functions or powers under this Act if the directions are about the performance of those functions or the exercise of those powers.\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1515},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly one administrative action—revoking Direction No. 10 from 1999. The scope is narrow and precise, limited to removing outdated ministerial guidance on Assurance of Support assessments without expanding into other areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (revocation only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act section 499)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally cancels an old immigration instruction from 1999. **What it does:** It revokes 'Direction No. 10 – Assessment of Required Assurances of Support', which told immigration officials how to assess financial guarantees for certain visa applications. **Who it affects:** People applying for visas that require an Assurance of Support (a legal promise that the migrant won't rely on welfare), and the immigration officers who assess those guarantees. **Why it matters:** By cancelling this 1999 direction, the Minister removed specific rules about how to judge financial guarantees. Officials now follow the general requirements in the Migration Act itself rather than the detailed 1999 guidelines, likely updating the assessment process or removing outdated requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-10/documents"}}