{"id":"F2008L02741","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of section 499 Direction No. 27","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74830,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02741-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 27","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n# REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 27\n\n# (SECTION 499)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under  \nsection 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\nREVOKE Instrument “Direction No. 27 – Order for Consideration or Disposal of Applications for Visas under section 91 of the Migration Act 1958”, signed on 31 December 2001.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 07/073, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 14 July 2008\n\nCHRIS EVANS\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 EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under  \nsection 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\nREVOKE Instrument “Direction No. 27 – Order for Consideration or Disposal of Applications for Visas under section 91 of the Migration Act 1958”, signed on 31 December 2001.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 07/073, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 14 July 2008\n\nCHRIS EVANS\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":2253},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a revocation instrument that removes a previous ministerial direction. It reduces regulatory requirements rather than expanding them, simply cancelling existing processing rules without creating new powers or obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence of substance)","No definitions section or defined terms","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative instruments","Extremely short (under 150 words of substantive content)","Only references the enabling Act (section 499) without amending it"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislative instrument cancels an old ministerial instruction about how certain visa applications must be processed.\n\n**What it does**\n- Revokes (cancels) \"Direction No. 27\" from 31 December 2001\n- That old direction had required the Department of Immigration to process specific visa applications (made by people already in Australia under *section 91* of the Migration Act) in a strict order or sequence\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Department of Immigration staff (now Home Affairs) who decide visa applications\n- People who have applied for visas while in Australia, as processing offices are no longer bound by the old queuing rules\n\n**Why it matters**\nBy removing the 2001 direction, the Minister gives the Department flexibility to set its own priorities for which visa applications to process first, rather than being forced to follow a mandatory sequence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-27/documents"}}