{"id":"F2012L02241","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Class of Passports - IMMI 12/101","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90238,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02241-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Regulations 1994","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994","content":"#### Migration Regulations 1994\n\nCLASS OF PASSPORTS\n\n(Schedule 4, Part 1, Public Interest Criterion 4021)\n\nI, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under Public Interest Criterion 4021 of Schedule 4 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’) SPECIFY that the following documents are NOT TO BE TAKEN to be a passport or travel document, for the purposes of Public Interest Criterion 4021:\n\n(a) Travel documents with certain characteristics specified in Schedule A to this instrument; and\n\n(b) Specified Travel Documents in Schedule B to this instrument.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 12/101, commences on 24 November 2012, immediately after the commencement of the Migration Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5).\n\nDated 22 November 2012\n\nChris Bowen\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Public Interest Criterion 4021 of the Regulations provides that, either the applicant holds a valid passport that was issued to the applicant by an official source and is in the form issued by the official source and that is not in a class of passports specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing, or it would be unreasonable to require the applicant to hold a passport.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2212},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of specifying excluded passport classes for Public Interest Criterion 4021. No evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the specific regulatory function of document specification."},"complexity_factors":["Dependent on undefined Schedule A and Schedule B contents (the actual excluded documents are in attachments not shown)","Requires understanding of Public Interest Criterion 4021 framework (external cross-reference to Migration Regulations)","Nested exception structure: specifies documents that are excluded from the definition of passport, which itself contains an exception for 'unreasonable' circumstances","Reference to enabling provision (Schedule 4, Part 1) without reproduction of that text"],"plain_english_summary":"This decision directs immigration officers to treat certain travel documents (listed in Schedule A and B) as not being “valid passports” when applying Public Interest Criterion 4021, which normally requires visa applicants to hold a valid passport. It affects anyone applying for an Australian visa who relies solely on those excluded documents: applications will be refused unless the applicant can show it is unreasonable for them to obtain a proper passport."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-class-of-passports-immi-12-101/documents"}}