{"id":"F2005L02408","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Designated APEC Economies - IMMI 05/047","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36887,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02408-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SPECIFICATION OF DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMI","sectionType":"part","heading":"SPECIFICATION OF DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMY” IN REGULATION 1.03 OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994","content":"# SPECIFICATION OF DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “DESIGNATED APEC ECONOMY” IN REGULATION 1.03 OF THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994\n\nI, AMANDA VANSTONE, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under regulations 1.17 and 1.03 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1. REVOKE the Gazette Notice signed on 10 December 2002 specifying designated APEC economies for the purposes of the definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; AND\n\n2. SPECIFY each APEC economy set out in the Schedule to this notice as a designated APEC economy for the purposes of the definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations.\n\nDated 26 July 2005\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs\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 The definition of “designated APEC economy” in regulation 1.03 provides that a designated APEC economy means an APEC economy specified by Gazette Notice for the purposes of the definition.\\]\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE\n\nDesignated APEC Economy\n\nBrunei Darussalam\n\nChile\n\nThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China\n\nRepublic of Indonesia\n\nJapan\n\nThe Republic of Korea\n\nMalaysia\n\nPeople’s Republic of China\n\nPeru\n\nThe Republic of the Philippines\n\nTaiwan/Chinese Taipei\n\nThailand\n\nPapua New Guinea\n\nSingapore\n\nThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1740},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the exact original scope of specifying which APEC economies are designated for the purposes of regulation 1.03. While the specific countries listed have been updated (adding economies such as Peru and Chile compared to earlier lists), the legal function, purpose, and coverage of the instrument remain unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Single schedule containing a plain list of 15 economies with no subsections or conditions","No defined terms, exceptions, or transitional provisions","Only cross-references are to the basic enabling regulation numbers (1.03 and 1.17)","Binary structure: revoke old notice, specify new list"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial notice updates Australia’s list of “designated APEC economies” under the Migration Regulations, affecting business travelers who use the APEC Business Travel Card or related streamlined business-visitor arrangements.\n\nIt revokes the 2002 list and replaces it with 15 designated economies (Brunei, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, China, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Vietnam), determining who can access expedited entry and multiple short-term visits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-designated-apec-economies-immi-05-047/documents"}}