{"id":"F2024L00789","name":"Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024","slug":"migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442465,"registerId":"F2024L00789-fast-fetch-1775957460018","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 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.jpeg)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMigration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024\n\nI, Linda Cappello, delegate of the Minister, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  25 June 2024\n\nLinda Cappello\n\nCommander / Senior Executive Band 1  Workforce Operational Policy and Practices  Australian Border Force\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Daily maintenance amount etc.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMigration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination Instrument (LIN 20/037) 2020\n\nMigration (Daily maintenance amount for persons in detention) Determination (LIN 22/031) 2022\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 July 2024.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including detention centre, which is defined in subsection 273(4) of the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Migration Act 1958.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Daily maintenance amount etc.\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 262(2) of the Act:\n\n (a) the daily amount is determined to be $538.79; and\n\n (b) the period between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2026 is specified.\n\n (2) For the purposes of subsection 262(2) of the Act, the following places are specified:\n\n (a) each place approved by the Minister in writing under subparagraph (b)(v) of the definition of immigration detention in subsection 5(1) of the Act;\n\n (b) each place that is a detention centre established and maintained under subsection 273(1) of the Act mentioned in an item in the following table.\n\n \n\n- Specified detention centres\n- Item Detention centre\n- 1 Adelaide Immigration Detention Centre\n- 2 Brisbane Immigration Detention Centre\n- 3 Melbourne Immigration Detention Centre\n- 4 North West Point (Christmas Island) Immigration Detention Centre\n- 5 Perth Immigration Detention Centre\n- 6 Villawood Immigration Detention Centre\n- 7 Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nMigration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination Instrument (LIN 20/037) 2020\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\nMigration (Daily maintenance amount for persons in detention) Determination (LIN 22/031) 2022\n\n2  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Replaces the whole of the 2020 and 2022 determinations (Schedule 1) and sets a new daily maintenance amount ($538.79) and a two‑year application period (1 July 2024–30 June 2026) (s6(1)). It applies to the listed detention centres and any Minister‑approved places (s6(2)); it therefore updates the operative daily figure and the controlling instruments rather than broadening the legal regime under the Migration Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single numeric determination: sets one daily amount of $538.79 (s6(1)(a)).","Fixed timeframe: specifies the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026 (s6(1)(b)).","Specified places: applies to listed detention centres and Minister‑approved places (s6(2)(a)–(b)).","Legal authority: made under subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (Authority, s3).","Delegation: instrument signed by a Ministerial delegate (preamble/heading).","Repeals prior instruments: replaces LIN 20/037 (2020) and LIN 22/031 (2022) (Schedule 1).","Low regulatory complexity: no new offences, procedural rules, or multi‑tiered rates; administrative implementation only.","Discretion point: Minister (or delegate) may approve additional places under the Act's definition of immigration detention (s6(2)(a) referencing subparagraph (b)(v) of s5(1) of the Act).","Limited information on payment mechanics: the instrument determines the amount for the purposes of s262(2) but does not itself specify who pays or how payments are processed (s6(1)(a); Authority, s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the daily maintenance amount for people in immigration detention at $538.79 for the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026, and lists the detention centres and Minister‑approved places it covers. It replaces the 2020 and 2022 determinations. It matters because it sets the per‑person daily figure used under the Migration Act for detention maintenance over the specified two‑year period."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: setting the daily maintenance rate for immigration detention. It has not expanded beyond this specific administrative function since the scheme was established."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — the rate is a flat dollar amount","Simple cross-reference to the Migration Act 1958 for definitions like 'detention centre'","Straightforward tabular list of 7 named detention centres with no additional conditions","No operative provisions beyond setting a dollar figure, date range, and location list"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the government’s daily payment for immigration detention at $538.79 per person, effective 1 July 2024–30 June 2026, applying to specified Australian detention sites and any Minister‑approved locations. \n\nIt affects detention service providers, people held in detention, and agencies managing contracts (ABF/Home Affairs), with major budget and policy implications given the high per‑person annual cost; it also repeals the 2020 and 2022 rates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024","history":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-daily-maintenance-amount-for-persons-in-detention-determination-lin-24-017-2024/documents"}}