{"id":"F2015L01959","name":"Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Commencement Proclamation 2015","slug":"migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93731,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01959-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Commencement Proclamation 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMigration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Commencement Proclamation 2015\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Act 2015, fix 14 December 2015 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 10 December 2015\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPeter Dutton\n\nMinister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1053},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended function: bringing Schedule 1 of the parent Act into force on a specific date. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose of fixing a commencement date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions","Purely administrative machinery with no substantive legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is an official notice that simply sets the **start date** for new migration laws.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Declares that **Schedule 1** of the *Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Act 2015* begins on **14 December 2015**.\n*   This brings into force new rules making it illegal to ask for or accept payment in exchange for visa sponsorship (often called \"cash for visas\" laws).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt provides legal certainty about exactly when the new offences and penalties take effect. The Governor-General signed this on 10 December 2015, giving four days' notice before the laws commenced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015","history":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-charging-for-a-migration-outcome-commencement-proclamation-2015/documents"}}