{"id":"F2012L01309","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraphs 132.232(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 - Industry Associations and Membership Levels - June 2012","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163240,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01309-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraphs 132.232(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 - Industry Associations and Membership Levels - June 2012","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\nINDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP LEVELS\n\n(Paragraphs 132.232(3)(a) and (b))\n\nI, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraphs 132.232(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):\n\n1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 132.232(3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations that the Australian company must be a member of the industry body The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited; AND\n\n2. SPECIFY for the purpose of paragraph 132.232(3)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations that the category of membership must be Venture Capital Membership.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 12/052, commences on 1 July 2012 immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2).\n\nDated 12 June 2012\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n\\[NOTE 1: Paragraph 132.232(3)(a) of the Regulations provides that a criterion for the Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream of the Subclass 132 (Business Talent) visa is that the Australian company is a member of an industry association or similar body specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.\n\nNOTE 2: Paragraph 132.232(3)(b) of the Regulations provides that the Australian company holds a category of membership of the industry association or similar body specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing.\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1691},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2012 instrument establishing the AVCAL membership requirement. The scope remains precisely limited to specifying the single industry association and membership category, with no expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only two specific requirements","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling power","Total length under 250 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes a strict eligibility rule for the Business Talent visa (Subclass 132) Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream: the sponsoring Australian company must hold AVCAL membership, specifically the \"Venture Capital Membership\" tier (other tiers don’t qualify).\n\nIt affects entrepreneurs using venture capital and companies sponsoring them, because it delegates part of visa vetting to the peak industry body, creating an industry‑based gatekeeping requirement for access to this migration pathway."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-paragraphs-132-232-3-a-and-b-of-schedule-2-industry-a/documents"}}