{"id":"F2024L00183","name":"Migration (Designated Migration Law—Visa Condition 8208) Determination (LIN 24/009) 2024","slug":"migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442276,"registerId":"F2024L00183-fast-fetch-1775957333690","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Designated Migration Law—Visa Condition 8208) Determination (LIN 24/009) 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\nMigration (Designated Migration Law—Visa Condition 8208) Determination (LIN 24/009) 2024\n\nI, Clare O’Neil, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following determination.\n\nDated 15 February 2024\n\nClare O’Neil\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Designated migration law\n\n\n\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Migration (Designated Migration Law—Visa Condition 8208) Determination (LIN 24/009) 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the later of:\n\n (a) 1 April 2024; and\n\n (b) the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 495A(3)(b) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n  Act means the Migration Act 1958.\n\n  Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n5  Designated migration law\n\n  For the purposes of section 495A of the Act, visa condition 8208 of Schedule 8 to the Regulations is determined to be part of the designated migration law.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: designating a specific visa condition as part of designated migration law under section 495A of the Migration Act. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 150 words of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Regulations')","Single operative provision (section 5) with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act and Regulations","No nested structures, schedules, or subordinate provisions","Straightforward declaratory function—simply designates an existing visa condition as part of designated migration law"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates visa condition 8208 as part of the Migration Act’s “designated migration law,” meaning breaching the study/change‑of‑course restriction on affected temporary visas is now a criminal offence under s.495A rather than only an administrative breach. It directly impacts visa holders who have 8208 attached (and those who advise them), increasing penalties from cancellation to potential fines or imprisonment and raising the legal stakes for unauthorized study in Australia."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the text of visa condition 8208 or create new obligations; it reclassifies that existing condition as part of the 'designated migration law' under section 495A, thereby changing which statutory processes and powers will apply to it. The practical legal effects depend on the Migration Act's section 495A and the content of condition 8208 (s.5)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that only designates an existing regulation item (s.5)","Relies on external legal provisions for operative effect (section 495A of the Act and visa condition 8208 in the Regulations)","Simple commencement rule that depends on registration timing (s.2)","Made under a specific ministerial power rather than creating new rights or obligations (s.3)","No procedural detail about enforcement or administrative implementation in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument (s.5) designates visa condition 8208 (Schedule 8 of the Migration Regulations) as part of the “designated migration law” for the purposes of section 495A of the Migration Act. The Minister made the determination; it starts on 1 April 2024 or the day after registration (ss.2–3). Who it affects: people holding visas subject to condition 8208 and officials enforcing migration law. Why it matters: the designation causes the procedural powers and consequences tied to s.495A of the Act to apply to breaches of condition 8208 (s.5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024","history":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-designated-migration-law-visa-condition-8208-determination-lin-24-009-2024/documents"}}