{"id":"F2009L03499","name":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under sub-subparagraphs 2.72(10)(d)(ii)(B) and 2.72(10)(d)(iii)(B) and paragraph 2.86(2B) and subparagraph 457.223(4)(ba)(iv) - Occupations - September 2009","slug":"migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141228,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03499-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under sub-subparagraphs 2.72(10)(d)(ii)(B) and 2.72(10)(d)(iii)(B) and paragraph 2.86(2B) and subparagraph 457.223(4)(ba)(iv) - Occupations - September 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Regulations 1994\n\nSPECIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS FOR SUB-SUBPARAGRAPHS 2.72(10)(d)(ii)(B) AND 2.72(10)(d)(iii)(B) AND PARAGRAPH 2.86(2B) AND SUBPARAGRAPH 457.223(4)(ba)(iv)\n\nI, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, specify for the purposes of sub-subparagraphs 2.72(10)(d)(ii)(B) and 2.72(10)(d)(iii)(B), and paragraph 2.86(2B), and subparagraph 457.223(4)(ba)(iv) of Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994, the following occupations:\n\n2311-11 General Medical Practitioner\n\n2311-81 Medical Practitioner in Training\n\n2312-11 Anaesthetist\n\n2312-13 Dermatologist\n\n2312-15 Emergency Medicine Specialist\n\n2312-17 Obstetrician and Gynaecologist\n\n2312-19 Ophthalmologist\n\n2312-21 Paediatrician\n\n2312-23 Pathologist\n\n2312-25 Specialist Physician\n\n2312-27 Psychiatrist\n\n2312-29 Radiologist\n\n2312-31 Surgeon\n\n2312-79 Specialist Medical Practitioners not elsewhere classified\n\n1112-11 General Manager\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 09/106, commences on 14 September 2009.\n\nDated 7/09/ 2009\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2168},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope of specifying eligible occupations for particular visa provisions and has not expanded beyond this administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single enumerated list of 14 occupation codes with no conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the empowering regulatory provisions)","Straightforward administrative specification with no exceptions or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis instrument creates a list of specific occupations that are eligible for certain skilled work visas under Australia's migration system (specifically relating to employer-sponsored temporary and permanent visas). It acts as a gatekeeper—only the occupations listed here can be sponsored under the particular visa rules referenced in the Migration Regulations.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Overseas doctors seeking to work in Australia (including general practitioners, specialists such as surgeons, anaesthetists and psychiatrists, and medical trainees)\n- General Managers\n- Employers wanting to sponsor workers in these specific roles\n\n**Why it matters**\nIf a job isn't on this list, employers cannot use these specific visa pathways to sponsor that worker. This restrictive list of 14 occupation codes (mostly medical professionals) determines who qualifies for sponsorship under the relevant provisions of the Migration Regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-","history":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-regulations-1994-specification-under-sub-subparagraphs-2-72-10-d-ii-b-and-2-72-10-d-iii-b-/documents"}}