{"id":"F2008L04742","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Revocation of section 499 Direction No. 35","slug":"migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121101,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04742-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 35","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n# REVOCATION OF SECTION 499 DIRECTION NO 35\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 “Direction No. 35 – Order of Consideration of applications for sponsorship, nomination and visas under the Skill Stream of the Migration Program and the Temporary Residence Program”, signed on 14 May 2004.\n\nThis instrument (IMMI 08/107) commences on 1 January 2009.\n\nDated 17 December 2008\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  \nsection 499 of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):\n\nREVOKE “Direction No. 35 – Order of Consideration of applications for sponsorship, nomination and visas under the Skill Stream of the Migration Program and the Temporary Residence Program”, signed on 14 May 2004.\n\nThis instrument (IMMI 08/107) commences on 1 January 2009.\n\nDated 17 December 2008\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":1589},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the stated function—revoking Direction No. 35. As a simple repeal instrument, there is no expansion beyond the straightforward cancellation of the 2004 direction."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (revocation only)","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or subsections","Minimal cross-referencing (only to empowering provision s.499 and the revoked instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis instrument scraps a 2004 rule about how work and skilled visas were processed.\n\n**The backstory**\n\"Direction No. 35\" (from May 2004) forced immigration officials to consider applications for skilled migration and temporary residence visas in a strict priority order. It mandated which visa categories got looked at first.\n\n**What changes now**\nAs of 1 January 2009, that mandatory ordering system is cancelled. Departmental decision-makers no longer have to follow the specific processing sequence or prioritisation framework from the 2004 direction when handling these visa applications.\n\n**Why it matters**\nIf you're applying for a skilled work visa or temporary residence, this removes the rigid queueing rules that previously determined whose application got processed first."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-revocation-of-section-499-direction-no-35/documents"}}