{"id":"F2018L00863","name":"Migration (IMMI 18/085: Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications) Instrument 2018","slug":"migration-immi-18-085-arrangements-for-temporary-work-and-temporary-activity-visa-applications-instr","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97537,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00863-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 18/085: Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications) Instrument 2018.\n\n(2) This instrument may be cited as IMMI 18/085.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations.\n\n4 Definitions\n\n> Note: Member of the family unit is defined in Regulation 1.12 of the Regulations.\n\n> In this instrument:\n\n> Officer has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the Migration Act 1958.\n\n> Primary Applicant means a visa applicant who is seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of the visa.\n\n> Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n> Secondary Applicant means a visa applicant who is seeking to satisfy the secondary criteria for the grant of the visa.\n\n> Visa applicant has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the Migration Act 1958.\n\n5 Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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 Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications","content":"## Part 2 – Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications\n\n6 Investor Retirement (Class UY) visa\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1212B(1) and paragraph 1212B(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the table in Schedule 1 specifies:\n\n(a) in Column B, the approved form; and\n\n(b) in Column C, the place and manner for making an application.\n\n7 Retirement (Temporary) (Class TQ) visa\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1217(1) and paragraph 1217(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the table in Schedule 2 specifies:\n\n(a) in Column B, the approved form; and\n\n(b) in Column C, the place and manner for making an application.\n\n8 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) (Class GA) visa\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1231(1) and paragraph 1231(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the table in Schedule 3 specifies:\n\n(a) in Column B, the approved form; and\n\n(b) in Column C, the place and manner for making an application.\n\n10 Temporary Activity (Class GG) visa\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1237(1) and item 1 of the table in subitem 1237(3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the corresponding kind of applicant in Column A, the table in Schedule 5 specifies:\n\n(a) in Column B, the approved form; and\n\n(b) in Column C, the place and manner for making an application.\n\n11 Training (Class GF) visa\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1238(1) and item 1 of the table in subitem 1238(3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the corresponding kind of applicant in Column A, the table in Schedule 6 specifies:\n\n(a) in Column B, the approved form; and\n\n(b) in Column C, the place and manner for making an application.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Arrangements for Investor Retirement (Class UY) visa\n\n| Item No. | Column AKind of Applicant | Column BApproved Form | Column CPlace and Manner |\n| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1 | All visa applicants for an Investor Retirement (Class UY) visa. | 1383 | An application must be:(a) posted with correct prepaid postage to:Specialist Temporary Entry Centre (TAS)Department of Home AffairsGPO Box 794HOBART TAS 7001; or(b) delivered by courier service to:Specialist Temporary Entry Centre (TAS)Department of Home AffairsLevel 14, 188 Collins StreetHOBART TAS 7000. |\n\n \n\nSchedule 2—Arrangements for Retirement (Temporary) (Class TQ) visa\n\n| Item No. | Column AKind of Applicant | Column BApproved Form | Column CPlace and Manner |\n| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1 | All visa applicants for a Retirement (Temporary)(Class TQ) visa. | 1383 | An application must be:(a) posted with correct prepaid postage to:Specialist Temporary Entry Centre (TAS)Department of Home AffairsGPO Box 794HOBART TAS 7001; or(b) delivered by courier service to:Specialist Temporary Entry Centre (TAS)Department of Home AffairsLevel 14, 188 Collins StreetHOBART TAS 7000. |\n\n \n\nSchedule 3—Arrangements for Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) (Class GA) visa\n\n| Item No. | Column AKind of Applicant | Column BApproved Form | Column CPlace and Manner |\n| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | All visa applicants for a Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) (Class GA) visa. | 1400 (Internet); orif authorised by the Department, 1400. | The applicant must be outside Australia and an application must be made:(a) as an internet application; or(b) in accordance with the directions set out in an email sent by an officer, from an official departmental email address, authorising the use of approved form 1400, by the end of the next day after which the authorising email was sent (AEST or AEDST as applicable to the date on which the authorisation was given); or(c) if an officer has authorised the use of approved form 1400, an application may also be made at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia. |\n\n \n\nSchedule 5—Arrangements for Temporary Activity (Class GG) visa\n\n```html\n

Item No.

Column A

Kind of Applicant

Column B

Approved Form

Column C

Place and Manner

1

A Primary Applicant for a Temporary Activity

(Class GG) visa and a Secondary Applicant for a Temporary Activity

(Class GG) visa, who is making a combined application with the Primary Applicant.

1480 (Internet); or

if authorised by the Department, 1480.

An application must be made:

(a) as an internet application; or

(b) in accordance with the directions set out in an email sent by an officer, from an official departmental email address, authorising the use of form 1480 or 1481, by the end of the next day after which the authorising email was sent (AEST or AEDST as applicable to the date on which the authorisation was given); or

(c) if the applicant is outside Australia, and an officer has authorised the use of approved form 1480 or 1481,an application may also be made at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia.

2

A Secondary Applicant for a Temporary Activity (Class GG) visa who is not making a combined application with the Primary Applicant.

1481 (Internet); or

if authorised by the Department, 1481.

\n```\n\n \n\nSchedule 6—Arrangements for Training (Class GF) visa\n\n```html\n

Item No.

Column A

Kind of Applicant

Column B

Approved Form

Column C

Place and Manner

1

A Primary Applicant for a Training (Class GF) visa and a Secondary Applicant for a Training (Class GF) visa, who is making a combined application with the Primary Applicant.

1479 (Internet); or

if authorised by the Department, 1479.

An application must be made:

(a) as an internet application; or

(b) in accordance with the directions set out in an email sent by an officer, from an official departmental email address, authorising the use of form 1479 or 1481 by the end of the next day after which the authorising email was sent (AEST or AEDST as applicable to the date on which the authorisation was given); or

(c) if the applicant is outside Australia, and an officer has authorised the use of approved form 1479 or approved form 1481, at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia.

2

A Secondary Applicant for a Training (Class GF) visa who is not making a combined application with the Primary Applicant.

1481 (Internet); or

if authorised by the Department, 1481.

\n```\n\n \n\n> Notes\n\n> Note: This compilation comprises Migration (IMMI 18/085: Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications) Instrument 2018 amended as indicated in the following tables.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of\n> \n> instruments\n\n| Name | Registration | Number | Commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| Migration (IMMI 18/085: Arrangements for Temporary Work and Temporary Activity Visa Applications) Instrument 2018 (IMMI 18/085) | 25 June 2018 | F2018L00863 | 1 July 2018 | - |\n| Migration (Arrangements for Temporary Work (International Relations) (Class GD) visa applications) (LIN 22/009) Instrument 2022 (LIN 22/009) | 4 March 2022 | F2022L00245 | 5 March 2022 | - |\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of amendments\n\n```html\n

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

section 2..............

rep. Legislation Act 2003, s 48D

section 9..............

rep. F2022L00245

schedule 4............

rep. F2022L00245

schedule 7............

rep. Legislation Act 2003, s 48C

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In short, the instrument remains a procedural arrangements instrument (form/place/manner specification) rather than one that changes substantive eligibility or policy scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument focused on procedural arrangements (few substantive policy rules)","5 schedules that each map applicant kinds to an approved form and a place/manner (moderate repetition)","Few defined terms (Officer, Primary Applicant, Secondary Applicant, Visa applicant, Regulations)","Cross-references to the Migration Regulations 1994 (Schedule 1 items such as 1212B, 1231, 1237, 1238) creating dependence on external provisions for substantive criteria","Conditional authorisations in schedules (officer email authorisation; overseas office lodgement) introduce limited but important conditional logic","Specific timing condition for authorised alternate lodgement ('by the end of the next day after which the authorising email was sent') adds a narrow temporal requirement","Amendment history and repeals noted in compilation (some sections/schedules repealed by later instruments) moderately increase navigation cost for users checking historical versions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)\n\n- It specifies which application forms and which places/methods must be used to lodge certain temporary visa applications under the Migration Regulations 1994. (See sections 6–11 and Schedules 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.)\n\n- For each listed visa class the instrument sets out: (a) the approved form number to be used; and (b) the place and manner by which the application must be made (for example, internet lodgement, posting to a Hobart specialist centre, or delivery to a Hobart address). The visa classes covered include Investor Retirement (Class UY), Retirement (Temporary) (Class TQ), Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) (Class GA), Temporary Activity (Class GG) and Training (Class GF).\n\n- Where the instrument allows officers to make an exception, it does so by permitting an officer to authorise the use of an approved form (other than internet lodgement) by: (a) sending an official departmental email setting out directions; or (b) authorising lodgement at a diplomatic, consular or migration office outside Australia (Schedules 3, 5 and 6, Column C). Some items require the applicant to be outside Australia (see Schedule 3, Column C for Class GA).\n\n- The instrument also repeals any earlier instruments listed in its Schedules as repealed (section 5 and the Notes/Amendment table).\n\nWho is affected\n\n- Primary and secondary visa applicants for the listed visa classes: they must use the specified approved form and follow the specified lodgement method (Schedules). \"Primary applicant\" and \"secondary applicant\" are defined terms (see section 4).\n\n- Department of Home Affairs officers: they decide when an exception (email authorisation or overseas office lodgement) is granted and send the authorising emails referred to in the Schedules (see Schedules 3, 5 and 6, Column C).\n\n- Service points named in the instrument (for example, the Specialist Temporary Entry Centre (TAS) in Hobart) and diplomatic/consular/migration offices where authorised.\n\nWhy it matters (practical effects, incentives and trade-offs)\n\n- Reduces procedural uncertainty by fixing the approved form number and the default place/manner for lodging each listed visa application (sections 6–11 and Schedules). Applicants and agents know which form and lodgement channel to use.\n\n- Favors electronic lodgement for many categories (internet forms 1400, 1479, 1480, 1481 are specified for online use in Schedules 3, 5 and 6). That reduces paper handling for the Department but shifts the compliance burden onto applicants who must have internet access and ability to lodge online.\n\n- Centralises paper lodgement in a specific office for the retirement/retirement-investor visas (form 1383 posted or couriered to the Hobart Specialist Temporary Entry Centre; Schedules 1 and 2). That concentrates processing and may lower the Department's distribution costs, but increases courier/postage costs and delivery delay risk for applicants who cannot use internet lodgement.\n\n- Gives officers discretionary authority to permit alternative lodgement (via an official email authorisation or at overseas offices). This increases administrative flexibility and can speed individual cases, but creates uneven reliance on officer goodwill and internal email processes. The instrument makes the timing for an authorised alternate lodgement explicit (\"by the end of the next day after which the authorising email was sent\" in Schedules 3, 5 and 6), which creates a short operational window that applicants must meet.\n\n- Requires some applicants to be outside Australia for lodging certain visas (Class GA, Schedule 3). That affects where applicants must be at the time of lodgement and can constrain choices for applicants already in Australia.\n\nCosts, incentives and implementation risks (concise assessment)\n\n- Who pays: applicants bear compliance costs (internet access or posting/courier to Hobart), and agents may face additional administration. The Department bears gains from processing centralisation and electronic lodgement.\n\n- Incentives: the instrument nudges applicants toward online lodgement, and concentrates paper submissions to Hobart. Officers retain limited discretion to allow alternate methods when needed.\n\n- Trade-offs and risks: electronic-first rules reduce processing cost but may exclude or delay applicants without reliable online access; centralised paper lodgement reduces the Department's handling footprint but increases single-point-of-failure risk (postal/courier delays to Hobart); reliance on officer email authorisations is operationally efficient but can produce inconsistent outcomes and a narrow compliance window for applicants.\n\nKey legal references in the instrument\n\n- Authority: made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (section 3).\n- Definitions: Officer and Visa applicant are defined by the Migration Act 1958; Primary Applicant, Secondary Applicant and Regulations are defined in section 4.\n- Specific arrangements: section 6 (Investor Retirement Class UY) points to Schedule 1; section 7 (Retirement Temporary Class TQ) to Schedule 2; section 8 (Temporary Work Class GA) to Schedule 3; section 10 (Temporary Activity Class GG) to Schedule 5; section 11 (Training Class GF) to Schedule 6. Each Schedule sets Column B (approved form) and Column C (place and manner).\n\nPurpose claims and immediate test against costs and incentives\n\n- The instrument’s stated purpose is administrative: to specify forms and lodgement arrangements for particular temporary visa subclasses. That purpose is realised by naming forms and lodgement channels (sections 6–11 and Schedules).\n\n- Tested against costs and incentives: the instrument clearly reduces processing options and nudges behaviour (toward online lodgement or centralised Hobart posting). This reduces the Department's distribution and handling costs but shifts time, access and possible financial costs onto applicants who cannot lodge online or who are required to submit to the Hobart centre. Officer discretion mitigates some rigidity but introduces variability and operational dependency on departmental email procedures (Schedules 3, 5 and 6, Column C)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: prescribing forms and lodgement methods for specific temporary visa subclasses. The amendment history shows only the removal of spent provisions (section 2 commencement, section 9 and Schedule 4 for a repealed visa subclass, Schedule 7 transitional provisions) rather than expansion into new policy areas. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with clear Part 1 (definitions) and Part 2 (operational rules)","Only 5 defined terms in section 4, all referencing external definitions rather than creating new ones","Mechanical cross-referencing to specific subitems of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (e.g., 'subitem 1212B(1)')","Tabular format in Schedules makes requirements visually accessible","Conditional logic limited to simple alternatives: internet vs. authorised paper form, inside vs. outside Australia, combined vs. separate family applications","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Length is short (approximately 6 substantive sections plus schedules)","Amendment history shows only minor repeals (sections 2 and 9, Schedules 4 and 7 removed), indicating stable scope"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets out the administrative \"how‑to\" rules for applying for certain temporary Australian visas, specifying which forms to use and where and how to lodge them. 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