{"id":"F2007L01081","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification - Impairment Rating - IMMI 07/012","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65072,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01081-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification - Impairment Rating - IMMI 07/012","content":"IMMI 07/012\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\nIMPAIRMENT RATING\n\n(REGULATION 1.15AA(1)(c) )\n\nI, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (\"the Regulations\"):\n\n1\\. REVOKE Gazette Notice signed on 16 November 1998, specifying the impairment rating for the purposes of paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) of the Regulations; and\n\n2. SPECIFY that the impairment rating for the purposes of paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) is 30.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 07/012, commences on 23 April 2007.\n\nDated 16 April 2007\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters required by individual provisions of the Regulations to be specified for the purposes of those provisions.\n\nNOTE 2: Paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) provides that the rating mentioned in subparagraph 1.15AA(1)(b)(iii) must be equal to, or exceed, the impairment rating specified by Gazette Notice.\\]\n\n####","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2049},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the specific function authorised by regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) - specifying the numerical threshold for impairment ratings. It does not expand beyond the original scope of setting a number for the health cost assessment formula."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting one numerical value (30)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward revocation of previous notice and replacement","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites empowering regulation)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets a numerical cutoff—30 on the official impairment rating scale—to decide when a visa applicant’s health condition or disability is likely to impose a \"significant cost\" on the Australian community. It affects visa applicants with medical needs by making those at or above the threshold potentially ineligible unless an exception or waiver applies, impacting migration, family reunification, and access for people with disabilities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-impairment-rating-immi-07-012/documents"}}