{"id":"F2019L01168","name":"Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019","slug":"migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440225,"registerId":"F2019L01168-fast-fetch-1775955932517","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019","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 (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019\n\nI, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 23/8/19\n\nDavid Coleman\n\nThe Hon David Coleman MP\n\nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\nPart 2—Specified class of persons\n\n6  Specified class of persons\n\nPart 3—Application\n\n7  Application of this instrument\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nIMMI 09/079 Bridging (General) Visa – Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants (F2009L02552)\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n1.            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/061: Bridging (General) Visa—Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants) Instrument 2019.\n2.            This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/061.\n\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subparagraph 050.212(8)(c)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act or regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, including the following:\n\n1.            Minister;\n2.            non-citizen;\n\n\n(c) protection visa.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Migration Act 1958.\n\nRegulations 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.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2—Specified class of persons\n\n6  Specified class of persons\n\n(1) For the purposes of subparagraph 050.212(8)(c)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the classes of persons are specified:\n\n(a) all non-citizens who:\n\n1.        make an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa; and\n\n\n1.      hold, or have held, a Subclass 785 Temporary Protection visa; or\n\n\n(b) all non-citizens who:\n\n(i) have made an application for a Protection (Class XA) visa within 7 working days of the Minister giving written notice under subsection 91L(1) of the Act; and\n\n(ii) hold or have held a Subclass 786 (Temporary) Humanitarian Concern visa.\n\nNote: Subsection 91L(1) of the Act provides that a Minister may, by written notice, determine that section 91K of that Act does not apply to an application for a visa made by a non-citizen in the period starting when the notice is given and ending at the end of the seventh working day after the day that the notice is given.\n\n\n\n\nPart 3—Application\n\n7  Application of this instrument\n\nThis instrument, LIN 19/061, does not apply to applications for a bridging visa made before 1 July 2009.  \n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nIMMI 09/079 Bridging (General) Visa – Satisfaction of Criteria by Certain Applicants (F2009L02552)\n\n1.              The whole of the instrument\n\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It performs a straightforward technical function: specifying classes of persons for bridging visa purposes under a particular regulation. The 2019 version simply repeals and replaces the 2009 instrument (IMMI 09/079) with updated terminology and structure, without expanding beyond the original purpose of facilitating protection visa applications for temporary visa holders."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (7 sections plus Schedule)","Minimal defined terms (only 2 explicit definitions: 'Act' and 'Regulations')","Simple conditional structure with two clear class specifications in section 6","Single cross-reference to Migration Regulations provision (050.212(8)(c)(ii))","One temporal limitation (pre-1 July 2009 applications excluded)","No nested exceptions or complex logical operators"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial instrument automatically presumes eligibility for a Bridging (General) visa (subclass 050) for two groups of non‑citizens applying for a Protection visa: current or former Subclass 785 (Temporary Protection) holders moving to permanent protection, and Subclass 786 (Temporary Humanitarian Concern) holders who apply within 7 working days of a Minister’s written notice. It preserves lawful status and rights during transition, excludes applications before 1 July 2009, and replaces IMMI 09/079."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. This instrument repeals the earlier IMMI 09/079 and replaces it by expressly specifying two classes of applicants who satisfy the bridging‑visa criterion (holders or former holders of Subclass 785, and applicants within 7 working days of an s91L(1) notice who hold or held Subclass 786) and by excluding applications lodged before 1 July 2009 (see cl.6, cl.7, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject‑matter (visa subclasses and timing rules) limiting breadth but requiring immigration knowledge (see cl.6)","Multiple cross‑references to the Migration Act and Regulations, including subparagraph 050.212(8)(c)(ii) and subsection 91L(1), so users must read external provisions to apply it (see cl.3 and cl.6 note)","Timing nuance: a 7 working‑day window tied to a Ministerial written notice creates an operational compliance requirement (cl.6(b)(i))","Retroactive carve‑out: does not apply to bridging visa applications made before 1 July 2009, which adds a temporal eligibility check (cl.7)","Repeal of prior instrument requires administrators to replace prior guidance and update decision records (Schedule 1)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets which non‑citizens meet a Bridging (General) visa criterion by naming two narrow groups: people applying for a Protection (Class XA) visa who hold or held a Subclass 785 Temporary Protection visa, and people who applied for a Protection (Class XA) visa within 7 working days of a Ministerial notice under s91L(1) who hold or held a Subclass 786 (Temporary) Humanitarian Concern visa. It takes effect the day after registration, excludes bridging applications made before 1 July 2009, and repeals the 2009 instrument it replaces."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument","history":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-lin-19-061-bridging-general-visa-satisfaction-of-criteria-by-certain-applicants-instrument/documents"}}