{"id":"F2009L01449","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulations 846.111, 855.111, 856.111 and 857.111 - Health Waiver - Participating States and Territories - April 2009","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77982,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01449-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commonwealth of Australia","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commonwealth of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(REGULATIONS 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\n-   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, applies to Western Australia.\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 09/036, will commence on 15 May 2009.\n\nDated 16 April 2009\n\nCHRIS EVANS\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 allow the Minister to 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":1715},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument establishes the original specification for Western Australia's participation in the health waiver scheme. It has not expanded beyond its initial purpose of designating a single participating jurisdiction."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision naming only one jurisdiction","No defined terms or interpretative sections","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Extremely short length (less than one page)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis instrument designates **Western Australia** as a \"participating State\" that can waive health requirements for certain skilled workers and business migrants.\n\nUnder Australian migration law, most visa applicants must meet strict health criteria (meaning they cannot impose significant costs on Australia's healthcare system). However, this instrument allows Western Australia to sponsor applicants who would normally fail these health tests for four specific visa types:\n\n*   **Subclass 846** – Regional established business owners\n*   **Subclass 855** – Labour Agreement workers  \n*   **Subclass 856** – Employer-sponsored skilled workers\n*   **Subclass 857** – Regionally-sponsored skilled workers\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nIf you are applying for one of these visas but have a health condition that would usually disqualify you, Western Australia can now choose to support your application anyway. The state essentially takes responsibility for any healthcare costs, allowing the visa to be granted despite the health issue."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-regulations-846-111-855-111-856-111-and-857-111-healt/documents"}}