{"id":"F2015L00964","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Regional Area 2015 - IMMI 15/075","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128879,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00964-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Regional Area 2015 - IMMI 15/075","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n## Commonwealth of Australia\n\n## Migration Regulations 1994\n\n \n\nSPECIFICATION OF REGIONAL AREA 2015\n\n(Subclause 1404(4))\n\n \n\nI, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subclause 1404(4) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) SPECIFY that each postcode of each location in the Schedule to this Instrument is a regional area.\n\n \n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 15/075, commences on 1 July 2015.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 17 June 2015\n\n \n\n \n\nPeter Dutton\n\nMinister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nRegional areas\n\n \n\n| NEW SOUTH WALES<br>(Excludes Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong) |\n| --- |\n| 2311 to 2312<br>2328 to 2411<br>2420 to 2490<br>2536 to 2551<br>2575 to 2594<br>2618 to 2739<br>2787 to 2898 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1882},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: defining regional Australia through postcode boundaries. The excerpt demonstrates the intended scope of listing specific postcodes while excluding major metropolitan areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause with no conditional logic","Straightforward tabular format listing postcode ranges by jurisdiction","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the empowering section","Clear geographic exclusions stated in table headers rather than as legal exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists which postcodes are legally treated as “regional areas” for Australian migration law, functioning as a postcode-to-legal-classification lookup used across the visa system. It affects applicants for visas that require or reward regional residence—e.g., skilled visas, regional sponsorships, or extra points for studying/working in regional Australia.\n\nThe NSW excerpt marks many postcode ranges as regional while explicitly excluding Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong; similar tables apply for other states."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-of-regional-area-2015-immi-15-075/documents"}}