{"id":"F2010L02478","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 - Health Waiver - Participating States and Territories - September 2010","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":84409,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02478-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of Australia","content":"# Commonwealth of Australia","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Migration Regulations 1994","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994","content":"# Migration Regulations 1994\n\nHEALTH WAIVER – PARTICIPATING STATES AND TERRITORIES\n\n(CLAUSES 846.111, 855.111, 856.111, 857.111)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1.  REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 09/131 signed on 11 November 2009; AND\n\n2. SPECIFY for the purposes of the definition of participating State or Territory in clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations: the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales.\n\nThis Instrument, number IMMI 10/064, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nCHRIS EVANS 10/9/10\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Clauses 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations provides that the Minister may specify in an instrument in writing a State or Territory that is a participating State or Territory for the purposes of those clauses.\n\nNOTE 2: This Instrument is made for the purposes of the following visa subclasses: subclass 846 (State/Territory Sponsored Regional Established Business in Australia), subclass 855 (Labour Agreement), subclass 856 (Employer Nomination Scheme) and subclass 857 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme).\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2787},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument exercises the Minister's discretionary power to specify participating states exactly as contemplated by the enabling clauses (846.111, 855.111, 856.111, and 857.111) in the Migration Regulations 1994. It does not expand, limit, or alter the scope of the original legislative scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing a list of jurisdictions","Revocation of one predecessor instrument only","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites four empowering clauses)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination confirms that all eight Australian states and territories may participate in health-waiver arrangements for certain skilled migration visas (subclasses 846, 855, 856, 857), replacing the 2009 instrument. It lets sponsoring jurisdictions agree to cover specified health costs so the Minister can set aside normal health barriers. Affected parties are those visa applicants and the state/territory governments that sponsor them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-clauses-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-of-schedu/documents"}}