{"id":"F2010L01485","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of section 499 Direction No. 34","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":84089,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L01485-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO. ","sectionType":"part","heading":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO. 34","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n# REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO. 34\n\n# (SECTION 499)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) REVOKE Instrument “Direction No. 34 – Early Health Assessment”, signed on 25 March 2004 (FRLI registration number F2006B11714).\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 10/043, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 4 July 2010\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 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 section 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) REVOKE Instrument “Direction No. 34 – Early Health Assessment”, signed on 25 March 2004 (FRLI registration number F2006B11714).\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 10/043, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated 4 July 2010\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 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":1977},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as described—it revokes a previous direction without expanding, narrowing, or altering the scope of ministerial power under section 499 of the Migration Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (revocation of one named instrument)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the parent Act and the revoked instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the Minister’s 2004 Direction No. 34 (Early Health Assessment), removing that specific set of binding instructions about when and how immigration health checks are done. It took effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nImmigration officials are no longer bound by Direction No. 34’s procedures, though they remain subject to the Migration Act 1958 and any other applicable ministerial directions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-34/documents"}}