{"id":"F2007L00989","name":"Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2)","slug":"migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"87 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64887,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00989-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nMigration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 87\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.\n\nDated 12 April 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day they are registered.\n\n3 Amendment of Migration Regulations 1994\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n4 Transitional\n\nThe amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to an application for a visa made on or after the commencement of these Regulations.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Subregulation 5.38 (1)\n\nsubstitute\n\n(1) This regulation applies to sponsorship of an applicant if the applicant is applying for a temporary visa for which sponsorship is a requirement (other than a Subclass 426 (Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular)) visa or a Sponsored (Visitor) (Class UL) visa).\n\n\\[2\\] Subregulation 5.38 (3)\n\nafter\n\nsubject to\n\ninsert\n\na visa application charge, or\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1839},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendments remain tightly focused on technical adjustments to existing sponsorship frameworks—specifically exempting two visa categories and clarifying fee applicability. No expansion beyond the instrument's stated purpose of amending Migration Regulations 1994 sponsorship provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Only two specific subregulations amended","No new definitions or interpretation clauses","Direct textual substitution and insertion only","Limited to specific visa subclasses (Subclass 426 and Class UL)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations narrow who must meet Australia’s standard sponsorship requirements by exempting diplomatic household staff (Subclass 426) and Sponsored Visitors (Class UL) from those sponsorship rules, while clarifying that sponsors remain liable for the usual visa application charges. It affects employers, diplomats bringing domestic staff, sponsored visitors, and Home Affairs—avoiding inappropriate sponsorship burdens on diplomatic/short‑term entrants and removing any doubt that visa fees still apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2","history":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-regulations-2007-no-2/documents"}}