{"id":"F2006B00541","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Impairment Rating of the Definition of Carer - November 1998","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40696,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00541-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"PARAGRAPH 1.15AA(1)(c) OF THE DEFINITION","sectionType":"part","heading":"PARAGRAPH 1.15AA(1)(c) OF THE DEFINITION OF CARER IN THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS","content":"# PARAGRAPH 1.15AA(1)(c) OF THE DEFINITION OF CARER IN THE MIGRATION REGULATIONS\n\nI, PHILIP RUDDOCK, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, acting under regulation 1.17 and paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) of the Migration Regulations hereby SPECIFY that the impairment rating for the purposes of paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) is 30.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 December 1998.\n\nDated 16 November 1998.\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Regulation 1.17 provides that the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify matters which must be specified for the purposes of the Regulations.\n\nNOTE 2: Paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) provides that the rating mentioned in paragraph 1.15AA(1)(b)(iii) must be equal to, or exceed, the impairment rating specified by Gazette Notice. Paragraph 1.15AA(1)(b)(iii) provides that the physical impairment must have, under the Impairment Tables, the rating that is specified in the medical certificate provided by Health Services Australia.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2629},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument exercises the specific power in regulation 1.17 to specify a numerical threshold for impairment ratings, exactly as contemplated by paragraph 1.15AA(1)(c) of the Migration Regulations. No expansion beyond the original regulatory intent has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single numerical specification (impairment rating = 30)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Very short instrument (approximately 100 words)","No defined terms within the instrument text","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling provisions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice sets the medical threshold for Australian carer visas: a person needing care must score at least 30 on the official Impairment Tables, as assessed by Health Services Australia, for a family member to qualify as their \"carer\" under migration law.  \n\nIt affects visa applicants seeking to care for relatives with disabilities or serious conditions and works as a gatekeeper to reserve carer visas for substantial, not minor, impairments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-impairment-rating-of-the-definition-of-carer-november-19/documents"}}