{"id":"F2019L01015","name":"Migration (LIN 19/188: Arrangement for Approval and Variation of Approval for a Temporary Parent Sponsor) Instrument 2019","slug":"migration-lin-19-188-arrangement-for-approval-and-variation-of-approval-for-a-temporary-parent-spons","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440185,"registerId":"F2019L01015-fast-fetch-1775955911030","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (LIN 19/188: Arrangement for Approval and Variation of Approval for a Temporary Parent Sponsor) Instrument 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 19/188: Arrangement for Approval and Variation of Approval for a Temporary Parent Sponsor) Instrument 2019\n\nI, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated    23 July 2019\n\n \n\nDavid Coleman\n\nThe Hon David Coleman MP\n\nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedule\n\nPart 2 — Sponsorship approval application and application for variation of approval\n\n6  Application for approval as a family sponsor\n\n7  Application for variation of terms of approval as a parent sponsor\n\nSchedule 1 — Repeals\n\nMigration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00596)\n\n \n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n(1)           This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/188: Arrangement for Approval and Variation of Approval for a Temporary Parent Sponsor) Instrument 2019.\n\n(2)           This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/188.\n\n2  Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under the following provisions of the Regulations:\n\n(a)           paragraph 2.61A(4)(b);\n\n(b)           paragraph 2.61A(4)(c);\n\n(c)           subregulation 2.66(3); and\n\n(d)           subregulation 2.66(4).\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations including parent sponsor.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nRegulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n5  Schedule\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\n\n\nPart 2 — Sponsorship approval application and application for variation of approval\n\n6  Application for approval as a family sponsor\n\n(1)           For paragraph 2.61A(3)(b) of the Regulations, the specified form is Form 1501 (Internet).\n\n(2)           For paragraph 2.61A(3)(c) of the Regulations, the specified fee is AUD420.\n\nNote 1:  Paragraph 2.61A(3)(a) of the Regulations provides an application for approval as a family sponsor must be made using the internet.\n\nNote 2:  Paragraphs 2.61A(3)(b) and (c) of the Regulations provide that an application for approval as a family sponsor must be made using the form, and accompanied by the fee, specified in an [instrument](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L00545) under subregulation 2.61A(4).\n\n7  Application for variation of terms of approval as a parent sponsor\n\n(1) For subregulation 2.66(3) of the Regulations, the specified form is approved Form 1501 (Internet).\n\n(2) For subregulation 2.66(4) of the Regulations, the specified fee is AUD420.\n\nNote:  Subregulations 2.66(3) and (4) provide that an application for variation of terms of approval as a parent sponsor must be made using the form, and accompanied by the fee, specified by the Minister.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1 — Repeals\n\nMigration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019 (F2019L00596)\n\n  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: specifying administrative requirements (forms and fees) for parent sponsorship applications. It replaces an earlier instrument from the same year (LIN 19/147) but does not expand beyond the procedural mechanics of sponsorship approval and variation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term ('Regulations')","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific paragraphs in the Migration Regulations 1994)","No conditional logic or exceptions—just straightforward form and fee specifications","Single repeal in Schedule 1 with no transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the administrative steps and fee for approving \"parent sponsors\" for the Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (subclass 870). Applicants must use Form 1501 online and pay a $420 fee, including for variations to existing approvals. It affects Australian citizens, permanent residents, and eligible New Zealand citizens who wish to sponsor their parents, and it repeals the earlier 2019 instrument (LIN 19/147)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the earlier LIN 19/147 arrangement by specifying the online form (Form 1501) and fee (AUD420) for applications for approval and variation as a parent sponsor (see Part 2, ss 6–7 and Schedule 1). It does not amend the substantive eligibility rules in the Migration Regulations but changes the administrative mechanism and the operative instrument under which applicants must apply (see s 3 for authority and s 4 for defined terms)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, administrative subject matter limited to specifying form and fee (see Part 2, ss 6–7).","Direct cross‑references to the Migration Regulations for substantive requirements and definitions (see s 3 Authority; s 4 Definitions).","Repeals a prior instrument in full (Schedule 1), which changes the operative administrative instrument but not the underlying Regulations.","Uses a single approved internet form (Form 1501) and a fixed monetary fee (AUD420), creating predictable compliance costs for applicants (see ss 6(1)–(2), 7(1)–(2)).","Minimal legislative complexity: no new eligibility criteria, limited scope for interpretation or discretionary decision‑making in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the administrative requirements for people applying to be approved as a temporary family/parent sponsor: applicants must use the online Form 1501 (Internet) and pay a fee of AUD 420. It also repeals an earlier instrument on the same topic. It affects prospective parent sponsors by fixing how and what they must submit and pay, and matters because it establishes the minister’s chosen form, fee and replaces the prior administrative arrangement."},"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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