{"id":"F2024L00541","name":"Migration (Arrangements for Pacific Engagement Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 24/012) 2024","slug":"migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105219,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00541-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Migration (Arrangements for Pacific Engagement Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 24/012) 2024.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Migration Regulations, including Immigration.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> ImmiAccount means the interactive portal for online services available through the Department’s website at https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au.\n\n> Internet form means a form mentioned in paragraph 1.18(2)(b) of the Migration Regulations.\n\n> Migration Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n> written notice means an email from Immigration to a person that:\n\n    (a) authorises the person to make an application using an approved form specified in paragraph 5(1)(b); and\n    (b) includes an Immigration email address and instructions to the person setting out how to send the form to that email address.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applying for a Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa—specified form and manner","content":"#### 5 Applying for a Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa—specified form and manner\n\n  (1) For the purposes of item 1140 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations, the following approved forms are specified:\n    (a) form 1556 (Internet);\n    (b) form 1556.\n  (2) For the purposes of paragraph 1140(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations, the manner in which an application must be made, using a form specified in subsection (1), is specified in the following table.\n\n| Item | If the form used in making the visa application is… | the application must be made…                                                                             |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | form 1556 (Internet)                                | via ImmiAccount.                                                                                          |\n| 2    | form 1556                                           | by sending the application by email to the Immigration email address that is set out in a written notice. |","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard machinery provision that does exactly what its title suggests — it specifies forms and submission methods for Pacific Engagement visa applications. It has not expanded beyond its original administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 300 words)","Only 4 defined terms, all straightforward (ImmiAccount, Internet form, Migration Regulations, written notice)","Single operational provision (section 5) with a simple two-row table","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the basic empowering provision (Migration Regulations 1994)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Clear binary choice: online via portal OR email with prior authorisation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the paperwork rules for applying for the new Pacific Engagement visa (Subclass 192), specifying use of Form 1556 (online or paper) and how to submit: normally via ImmiAccount, or by email only if the Department first authorises that route. It affects Pacific Island applicants seeking this permanent pathway and the immigration officers who process their claims, ensuring applications are lodged consistently and traceably."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is procedural: it prescribes which forms and submission channels apply to Subclass 192 applications. It does not alter substantive eligibility criteria or create new substantive powers — it merely clarifies the methods by which applications must be lodged (see section 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow procedural scope: specifies form and manner only (section 5).","Relies on external definitions and systems: uses Migration Regulations definitions and ImmiAccount (section 4).","Written notice mechanism creates operational discretion for Immigration to authorise email submissions and set the destination address (definition of 'written notice' in section 4).","Delegated authority reference: instrument made under subregulation 2.07(5) (section 3), requiring cross-reference to enabling regulation for legal effect.","Commencement timing is immediate (day after registration), which has implementation timing implications (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the approved forms and the ways people must lodge Subclass 192 (Pacific Engagement) visa applications. It requires online applicants to use ImmiAccount and allows others to submit a paper form by email to an address given in a written notice (see s.5). It affects applicants and the Department by shifting where and how applications are received, changing compliance steps and where control over receipt and authorisation sits (see ss.4–5, s.3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024","history":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-arrangements-for-pacific-engagement-visa-applications-instrument-lin-24-012-2024/documents"}}