{"id":"F2009L02966","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of section 499 Direction No. 32","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80463,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02966-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 32","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n# REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 32\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. 32 – Order of Consideration and Disposal of Applications for Visas in the Family Stream under subsection 51(1) of the Migration Act 1958”, signed on\n\n26 June 2003.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 09/076, commences on 15 August 2009.\n\nDated 18 July 2009\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. 32 – Order of Consideration and Disposal of Applications for Visas in the Family Stream under subsection 51(1) of the Migration Act 1958”, signed on\n\n26 June 2003.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 09/076, commences on 15 August 2009.\n\nDated 18 July 2009\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":1615},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly focused on its sole purpose: revoking Direction No. 32. It does not expand the regulatory framework or create new obligations; if anything, it narrows the scope of ministerial directions by removing one from operation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (revocation only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Document length of approximately 150 words","Purely procedural instrument with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document cancels a previous government directive about how family visa applications were processed.\n\n**The details:** In 2003, the Minister issued \"Direction No. 32\"—a set of rules dictating the order in which family visa applications should be considered and decided. This 2009 instrument **revokes** (cancels) that Direction entirely.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   **Families:** People who applied for family stream visas (such as partner or parent visas)\n*   **Immigration staff:** Department officials who process these applications\n\n**Why it matters:** Once Direction No. 32 is revoked, the specific processing priorities and queue-jumping rules it contained no longer apply. Applications will instead be processed under general Migration Act provisions or any new directions that replace it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-32/documents"}}