{"id":"F2019L00145","name":"Migration (LIN 19/046: Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications) Instrument 2019","slug":"migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439926,"registerId":"F2019L00145-fast-fetch-1775955760985","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (LIN 19/046: Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications) Instrument 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMigration (LIN 19/046: Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications) Instrument 2019\n\nI, Gaye Lalor, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 13/02/2019\n\nGaye Lalor\n\nGaye Lalor\n\nActing Senior Executive Service, Band 1, Immigration and Visa Services Division and Delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs\n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 2\n\n1  Name...................................................2\n\n2 Commencement.............................................2\n\n3 Authority.................................................2\n\n4  Definitions...............................................2\n\n5  Schedules................................................2\n\nPart 2—Specified Arrangements for Medical Treatment Visa Applications 3\n\n6  Approved form for  Medical Treatment Visa Applications....................3\n\n7  Approved place and manner for Medical Treatment Visa Applications............3\n\nPart 3—Application 4\n\n8  Application of the instrument.....................................4\n\n9  Application of repeal.........................................4\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals 5\n\nMIGRATION (LIN 18/090: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT (VISITOR) (CLASS UB) VISA APPLICATIONS) INSTRUMENT 2018.....5\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n(1)      This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/046: Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications) Instrument 2019.\n\n(2)      This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/046.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 2 March 2019.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Migration Act 1958.\n\nauthorisation confirmation means an email or a verbal confirmation by an officer of the Department authorising the applicant to make a an application in a different manner.\n\nDepartment means Department of Home Affairs\n\nMedical Treatment visa means a Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa.\n\nold Law means the Migration (LIN 18/090: Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications) Instrument 2018.\n\nRegulations means Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n5  Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 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\n\n\n\nPart 2—Specified Arrangements for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) Visa Applications\n\n6  Approved form for Medical Treatment Visa Applications\n\nFor the purposes of subitem 1214A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved form for making an application for a Medical Treatment visa is Form 48ME.\n\n7  Approved place and manner for Medical Treatment Visa Applications\n\n(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1214A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved place and manner for making an application for a Medical Treatment visa, by a person who is in or outside of Australia is by:\n\n(a) lodging an internet application using the online Form 48ME; or\n\n(b) if the applicant receives an authorisation confirmation - by submitting a paper Form 48ME in accordance with the directions provided by the Department.\n\n\n\n\nPart 3—Application and savings provision\n\n8  Application of the instrument\n\nThis instrument applies to an application for a Medical Treatment visa made on or after the commencement of the instrument.\n\n9  Application of repeal\n\nDespite the repeal of the old law by Schedule 1, the old law continues to apply in relation to a visa application mentioned in the old law if an application was made but not finally determined before the commencement of this instrument.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMIGRATION (LIN 18/090: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT (VISITOR) (Class UB) VISA APPLICATIONS) INSTRUMENT 2018 (F2018L01194)\n\n1. The whole of the instrument\n\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument continues the prior instrument’s narrow purpose of specifying the approved form and lodgement method for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa applications (s6–s7). It repeals the 2018 instrument (Schedule 1) but preserves pending applications not finally determined before commencement (s9). There is no expansion of applicant categories or substantive eligibility criteria in this text; changes are procedural and administrative."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: only prescribes the approved form and approved lodgement methods for one visa subclass (s6–s7).","External legal cross‑references: operates under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 and refers to Schedule 1 to the Regulations (s3, s6, s7).","Administrative discretion: Department officers may give an \"authorisation confirmation\" allowing paper lodging (definition and s7(b)); this creates case-by-case discretion and an operational gatekeeper.","Savings and transitional rule: repeal of the old instrument but preservation of applications not finally determined before commencement (s9, Schedule 1).","Operational dependence on an external document/form: relies on Form 48ME as the approved form (s6) and the Department’s directions for authorised paper submissions (s7(b)).","Simple commencement and temporal scope: a single commencement date applies (s2) and the instrument only applies to applications made on/after commencement (s8)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates Form 48ME as the approved form for Medical Treatment (Visitor) (Class UB) visa applications and authorises lodgement online or, if the Department provides prior authorisation, by paper submission. It replaces the 2018 instrument and takes effect 2 March 2019.\n\nIt affects applicants for Medical Treatment visitor visas and Department officers who may authorise paper applications; it matters because it fixes where and how applications must be submitted and preserves applications not finally determined before commencement."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard machinery instrument that replaces an earlier version (LIN 18/090) with substantively identical arrangements. It maintains the same scope: prescribing administrative requirements (form, place, and manner) for Medical Treatment visa applications. There is no indication of scope creep; it is a routine re-enactment or minor update of procedural rules."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","Only 6 defined terms in section 4","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to subregulation 2.07(5), Schedule 1 item 1214A of the Regulations, and the repealed instrument)","Simple conditional logic (only one exception: the authorisation confirmation for paper applications)","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions beyond standard commencement and savings provisions","Single purpose instrument with straightforward structure (Preliminary, Specified Arrangements, Application, Repeals)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets administrative rules for the Medical Treatment (Visitor) visa (subclass 602), requiring applicants to use Form 48ME and making online submission the default while allowing paper lodgement only with Department authorisation. It repeals the 2018 instrument and preserves processing of applications already lodged under the old rules.\n\nIt affects patients, carers and organ donors coming to Australia; it changes application process and form requirements, not eligibility or decision criteria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen","history":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-046-arrangements-for-medical-treatment-visitor-class-ub-visa-applications-instrumen/documents"}}