{"id":"F2018L00772","name":"Migration (IMMI 18/076: Arrangements for Other Family Visa Applications and New Zealand (Family Relationship) Visa Applications) Instrument 2018","slug":"migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97403,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00772-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1 Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n(1) This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 18/076: Arrangements for Other Family Visa Applications and New Zealand (Family Relationship) Visa Applications) Instrument 2018.\n\n(2) This instrument may also be cited as IMMI 18/076.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n> Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n5 Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Arrangements for visa applications","content":"## Part 2 Arrangements for visa applications\n\n6 Making an application—Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visa\n\n(1) For the purposes of item 1123A of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved form in Column B of the table in Schedule 1 is specified.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph 1123A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the place and the way in which an application must be made is specified in Column C in the table in Schedule 1.\n\n7 Making an application—Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visa\n\n(1) For the purposes of item 1123B of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved form in Column B of the table in Schedule 2 is specified.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph 1123B(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the place and the way in which an application must be made is specified in Column C in the table in Schedule 2.\n\n8 Making an application—New Zealand (Family Relationship) (Temporary) (Class UP) visa\n\n(1) For the purposes of item 1214BA of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved form in Column B of the table in Schedule 3 is specified.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph 1214BA(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the place and the way in which an application must be made is specified in Column C in the table in Schedule 3.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1 Arrangements for Other Family","sectionType":"part","heading":"Schedule 1 Arrangements for Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visa applications","content":"## Schedule 1 Arrangements for Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visa applications\n\n1 Arrangements\n\n|     | COLUMN AItem and Visa                      | COLUMN BApproved Form | COLUMN CPlace and Manner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| --- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1   | Item 1123AOther Family (Migrant)(Class BO) | 47OF                  | Application must be:(a) posted to:Child and Other Family Processing CentreDepartment of Home AffairsLocked Bag 7Northbridge WA 6865; or(b) delivered by courier service to:Child and Other Family Processing CentreDepartment of Home AffairsGround FloorWellington Central836 Wellington StreetWest Perth WA 6005 |","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2 Arrangements for Other Family","sectionType":"part","heading":"Schedule 2 Arrangements for Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visa applications","content":"## Schedule 2 Arrangements for Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visa applications\n\n1 Arrangements\n\n|     | COLUMN AItem and Visa                        | COLUMN BApproved Form | COLUMN CPlace and Manner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| --- | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1   | Item 1123BOther Family (Residence)(Class BU) | 47OF                  | Application must be:(a) posted to:Child and Other Family Processing CentreDepartment of Home AffairsLocked Bag 7Northbridge WA 6865; or(b) delivered by courier service to:Child and Other Family Processing CentreDepartment of Home AffairsGround FloorWellington Central836 Wellington StreetWest Perth WA 6005 |","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3 Arrangements for New Zealand ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Schedule 3 Arrangements for New Zealand (Family Relationship) (Temporary) (Class UP) visa applications","content":"## Schedule 3 Arrangements for New Zealand (Family Relationship) (Temporary) (Class UP) visa applications\n\n1 Arrangements\n\n|     | COLUMN AItem and Visa                                                       | COLUMN BApproved Form | COLUMN CPlace and Manner                                                                                                                         |\n| --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1   | Item 1214BANew Zealand Citizen (Family Relationship) (Temporary) (Class UP) | 147                   | An application must be posted to:New Zealand Family Relationship Processing CentreDepartment of Home AffairsGPO Box 9984Sydney NSW 2001Australia |","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"From the text of this instrument alone, there is no alteration to who is eligible for the listed visas or to decision-making criteria. The instrument only prescribes the approved forms and the place and manner of lodgement for three Schedule 1 items (see sections 6–8 and Schedules 1–3). There is therefore no detectable change to substantive scope in the instrument itself; it changes administrative lodgement arrangements only."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope limited to lodgement arrangements (approved form and place/manner) for three specific visa items (sections 6–8 and Schedules 1–3).","Cross-reference to Migration Regulations 1994 (defined as \"Regulations\" in section 4 and authority in section 3).","Multiple schedules require correct matching of item number, visa class, approved form code and the corresponding postal/courier address.","Administrative detail (postal vs courier addresses, and different processing centres) requires operational accuracy by applicants and agents.","No substantive decision rules or fee changes are included, limiting legal complexity but increasing practical compliance importance (use correct form/address)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does\n\n- It prescribes the official paperwork (the \"approved form\") that must be used, and the exact place and manner for lodging, for three specific visa application items in Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994. (See sections 6–8 and Schedules 1–3.)\n\nWhich visa applications are covered (mechanically)\n\n- Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO), item 1123A: applicants must use form 47OF and lodge by post or courier to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre at the addresses listed in Schedule 1. (See section 6(1)–(2) and Schedule 1.)\n- Other Family (Residence) (Class BU), item 1123B: applicants must use form 47OF and lodge by post or courier to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre at the addresses listed in Schedule 2. (See section 7(1)–(2) and Schedule 2.)\n- New Zealand Citizen (Family Relationship) (Temporary) (Class UP), item 1214BA: applicants must use form 147 and post the application to the New Zealand Family Relationship Processing Centre at the address listed in Schedule 3. (See section 8(1)–(2) and Schedule 3.)\n\nWho is affected and who pays\n\n- Affected: people intending to apply for any of the three specified visa items and any persons or agents lodging those applications on their behalf. (Schedules 1–3 set the lodgement requirements.)\n- Who pays: applicants (or their representatives) must meet the practical costs of complying with the lodgement requirements, for example obtaining and completing the approved form and paying postage or courier charges to the addresses specified in the applicable Schedule. (See Schedules 1–3.)\n- Who decides: the Department of Home Affairs (through the named processing centres) receives the applications; this instrument sets where and how to lodge but does not set the substantive decision rules for visa grant. The instrument is made under the Migration Regulations 1994 (authority stated in section 3). (See section 3 and Schedules 1–3.)\n\nCompliance burden and behavioural effects\n\n- Applicants must use the specified approved form for the relevant item (47OF or 147) — lodging a different form would not meet the requirement set out in sections 6–8 and the relevant Schedule. (See sections 6(1), 7(1), 8(1) and Columns B of Schedules 1–3.)\n- Applicants must lodge applications only by the place and manner specified (postal address or courier delivery address as set out in Column C of the relevant Schedule). This constrains the method of lodgement to those channels named in the instrument. (See sections 6(2), 7(2), 8(2) and Column C of Schedules 1–3.)\n- Behavioural effect: applicants and agents will change operational practice to prepare the specified form and send it to the named processing centre by post or courier rather than use other lodgement channels. (See Schedules 1–3.)\n\nImplementation features, costs and risks\n\n- Administrative implementation is straightforward: the instrument names specific forms and addresses (Schedules 1–3). The Department’s processing centres are the designated receivers of applications, which centralises lodgement routes for these items. (See Schedules 1–3.)\n- Direct costs to applicants are limited to form completion and delivery (postage/courier). The instrument does not change visa fees or decision criteria. (The instrument prescribes lodgement arrangements only in sections 6–8 and Schedules 1–3.)\n- Compliance risk: submitting the wrong approved form or sending the application to an address other than those specified would fail to meet the lodgement requirements set out in this instrument; applicants bear that risk. (See sections 6–8 and Schedules 1–3.)\n- Implementation risk and administrative flexibility: the instrument fixes postal and courier addresses in the Schedules. If those addresses need to change in future, the instrument would have to be updated to reflect new lodgement points. The instrument itself does not include a delegation or alternative-lodgement fallback. (See Schedules 1–3 and section 5 on how Schedules operate.)\n\nHow this interacts with existing regulation\n\n- The instrument operates under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (stated in section 3) and defines the meaning of \"Regulations\" in section 4 for this instrument. It does not alter the substantive eligibility or decision-making rules in the Migration Regulations; it only prescribes administrative arrangements for submission of specific items in Schedule 1. (See sections 3–4 and sections 6–8.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying administrative arrangements (forms and lodgement addresses) for three specific visa subclasses. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow procedural function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1,500 words)","Only 1 defined term ('Regulations')","Simple structure: preliminary provisions, three operative sections, three schedules","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — just straightforward 'fill in this form, send to this address' instructions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific items in Schedule 1 of the Migration Regulations 1994)","Tabular format in schedules makes requirements visually clear"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the **administrative rules for how people apply for three specific types of Australian family visas**.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt tells applicants exactly **which form to use** and **where to send it** when applying for:\n- **Other Family (Migrant) visas** (Class BO) — for relatives like aged dependent relatives, remaining relatives, or carers\n- **Other Family (Residence) visas** (Class BU) — permanent residence versions of the above\n- **New Zealand (Family Relationship) visas** (Class UP) — temporary visas for family members of New Zealand citizens living in Australia\n\n**The practical details:**\n- For **Class BO and BU visas**: Use Form 47OF. Send it by post or courier to a processing centre in **West Perth, Western Australia**.\n- For **Class UP visas**: Use Form 147. Send it by post to a processing centre in **Sydney, New South Wales**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPeople sponsoring or applying for family visas outside the standard partner or parent categories — typically those caring for Australian relatives, or the last remaining family member overseas.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIf you use the wrong form or send it to the wrong address, your application could be rejected as invalid. This instrument ensures everyone follows the same paperwork rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio","history":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-immi-18-076-arrangements-for-other-family-visa-applications-and-new-zealand-family-relatio/documents"}}