{"id":"F2019L00545","name":"Migration (LIN 19/149: Manner for Providing Details of a Change in Certain Events for an Approved Sponsor of a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019","slug":"migration-lin-19-149-manner-for-providing-details-of-a-change-in-certain-events-for-an-approved-spon","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440027,"registerId":"F2019L00545-fast-fetch-1775955821684","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (LIN 19/149: Manner for Providing Details of a Change in Certain Events for an Approved Sponsor of a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) 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 19/149: Manner for Providing Details of a Change in Certain Events for an Approved Sponsor of a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019\n\nI, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 4/4/19\n\n \n\nDavid Coleman\n\n \n\nThe Hon David  Coleman MP\n\nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship 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\nPart 2 — Manner for an approved family sponsor to give information to Immigration when certain events occur\n\n5  Manner to provide information to Immigration\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1 – Preliminary  \n\n1  Name\n\n1.            This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/149: Manner for Providing Details of a Change in Certain Events for an Approved Sponsor of a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019.\n2.            This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/149.\n\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences 17 April 2019.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subregulation 2.87CD(3) of the Regulations.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Regulations.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nImmigration means the Department of Home Affairs\n\nRegulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2 — Manner for an approved family sponsor to give information to Immigration when certain events occur\n\n5  Manner to provide information to Immigration\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 2.87CD(1)(b), the specified manner in which an approved family sponsor is to give details to Immigration of events mentioned in subregulation 2.87CD(2), is through the sponsor’s online ImmiAccount.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the set of events that an approved sponsor must report under the Migration Regulations. It only specifies the manner of reporting — via the sponsor's online ImmiAccount (section 5) — under the authority granted by subregulation 2.87CD(3) (section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative requirement (section 5) — simple, procedural prescription of the reporting channel.","Dependence on external provisions (authority under subregulation 2.87CD(3) and events in subregulation 2.87CD(2)) — requires cross-referencing the Migration Regulations to understand the substantive obligations (see section 3).","Definitions partly left to the Regulations (section 4) — meaning of some expressions requires checking the Migration Regulations.","Digital-only mandate (section 5) — practical compliance complexity for sponsors without reliable internet or ImmiAccount familiarity.","Commencement timing (section 2) — stakeholders must observe the start date for compliance.","Low administrative discretion — instrument prescribes a method rather than granting broad powers, reducing interpretive complexity but increasing operational rigidity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires approved family sponsors for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visas to notify the Department of Home Affairs of certain changes by submitting the details through their online ImmiAccount. It does not change which events must be reported under the Migration Regulations; it only fixes the reporting channel.\n\nThe rule affects private sponsors by making electronic submission the compulsory method, shifting the compliance burden onto sponsors' ability to use ImmiAccount and removing alternative submission routes."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow, procedural function suggested by its title: specifying the manner of notification for sponsors. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single administrative requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections across 2 Parts","Only 2 defined terms ('Immigration' and 'Regulations')","Single operative provision (section 5) with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling regulation","No nested structures or alternative pathways","Essentially a one-sentence instruction wrapped in legislative form"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule tells approved family sponsors of Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa holders how to notify the Department of Home Affairs when specified changes occur.  \n\nIt requires sponsors to report those events via their online ImmiAccount, clarifying that phone, email or post are not acceptable — ensuring obligations are met and records are kept and processed correctly."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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