{"id":"F2024L00516","name":"Migration (Credit Card Surcharge) Instrument (LIN 24/024) 2024","slug":"migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105213,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00516-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Credit Card Surcharge) Instrument (LIN 24/024) 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nLIN 24/024\n\nMigration (Credit Card Surcharge) Instrument (LIN 24/024) 2024\n\nI, Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, under paragraph 5.41A(1)(b) of the Migration Regulation 1994 (the Regulations):\n\n(a) repeal the instrument Migration Regulations 1994 - Types of Fees or Charges (IMMI 14/053) (F2014L00895); and\n\n(b) specify the following kinds of fees or charges for the purposes of paragraph 5.41A(1)(b) of the Regulations:\n\n(i) nomination fees or charges;\n\n(ii) sponsorship fees or charges;\n\n(iii) visa application fees or charges;\n\n(iv) visa evidence fees or charges;\n\n(v) visa pre-application process fees or charges.\n\n \n\nThis instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered.\n\nDated 1 May 2024\n\n \n\nAndrew Giles\n\nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1669},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a direct replacement of the expiring Migration Regulations 1994 - Types of Fees or Charges (IMMI 14/053). The scope remains limited to specifying which migration fees are subject to credit card surcharges, with no expansion beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only a repeal and a simple list of five items","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested clauses","Minimal cross-referencing (only citing the enabling regulation provision)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lets the Department of Home Affairs add a credit‑card surcharge — an extra fee to cover bank processing costs — to certain immigration payments. It affects anyone paying by card for visa-related services (employers sponsoring or nominating workers, visa applicants, and former visa holders seeking proof of past status). It covers core sponsor/nomination, visa application/evidence and pre‑application charges, preserving the government’s ability to pass on merchant fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024","history":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-credit-card-surcharge-instrument-lin-24-024-2024/documents"}}