{"id":"F2018L01668","name":"Migration Regulations (LIN 18/081: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2018","slug":"migration-regulations-lin-18-081-specification-of-regional-areas-for-a-safe-haven-enterprise-visa-in","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439851,"registerId":"F2018L01668-fast-fetch-1775955717050","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Regulations (LIN 18/081: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\nMigration Regulations (LIN 18/081: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2018\n\nI, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 29/11/18\n\n \n\nDavid Coleman\n\nThe Hon. David Coleman MP\n\nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n\nContents\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Schedules\n\nPart 2 – Specified regional areas\n\n6 Specified regional areas\n\nSchedule 1—Australian Capital Territory\n\nSchedule 2—New South Wales\n\nSchedule 3—Northern Territory\n\nSchedule 4—Queensland\n\nSchedule 5—South Australia\n\nSchedule 6—Tasmania\n\nSchedule 7—Victoria\n\nSchedule 8—Western Australia\n\nSchedule 9—Repeals\n\nMigration Regulations (IMMI 17/129: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2017 (F2017L01607)\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1 – Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n1. This instrument is the Migration Regulations (LIN 18/081: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2018.\n2. This instrument may be cited as LIN 18/081.\n\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subitem 1404(4) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nRegulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n5 Schedules\n\nEach instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Specified regional areas\n\n6 Specified regional areas\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 1404(3)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations and subparagraphs 2.06AAB(2)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Regulations, the following regional areas are specified:\n\n1. in the Australian Capital Territory, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 1;\n2. in New South Wales the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 2;\n3. in the Northern Territory, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 3;\n4. in Queensland, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 4;\n5. in South Australia, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 5;\n6. in Tasmania, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 6;\n7. in Victoria, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 7;\n8. in Western Australia, the areas identified by postcode listed in Schedule 8.\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Australian Capital Territory\n\n1 Specified regional areas in the Australian Capital Territory\n\nAll postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 2—New South Wales\n\n1 Specified regional areas in New South Wales\n\nAreas of New South Wales limited to the postcodes listed below:\n\n| Item | Column 1
Postcode |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | 2311 |\n| 2. | 2312 |\n| 3. | 2320 |\n| 4. | 2321 |\n| 5. | postcodes including and between 2328 and 2411 |\n| 6. | 2415 |\n| 7. | postcodes including and between 2420 and 2490 |\n| 8. | postcodes including and between 2536 and 2551 |\n| 9. | postcodes including and between 2575 and 2594 |\n| 10. | postcodes including and between 2618 and 2739 |\n| 11. | postcodes including and between 2787 and 2898 |\n| 12. | 2322 |\n| 13. | 2323 |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 3—Northern Territory\n\n1 Specified regional areas in the Northern Territory\n\nAll postcodes in the Northern Territory. \n\n\nSchedule 4—Queensland\n\n1 Specified regional areas in Queensland\n\nAreas of Queensland limited to the postcodes listed below:\n\n| Item | Column 1
Postcode |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | 4124 |\n| 2. | 4125 |\n| 3. | 4133 |\n| 4. | 4211 |\n| 5. | postcodes including and between 4270 and 4272 |\n| 6. | 4275 |\n| 7. | 4280 |\n| 8. | 4285 |\n| 9. | 4287 |\n| 10. | postcodes including and between 4307 and 4499 |\n| 11. | 4510 |\n| 12. | 4512 |\n| 13. | postcodes including and between 4515 and 4519 |\n| 14. | postcodes including and between 4522 and 4899 |\n| 15. | postcodes including and between 4019 and 4022 |\n| 16. | 4037 |\n| 17. | 4114 |\n| 18. | 4118 |\n| 19. | 4119 |\n| 20. | postcodes including and between 4127 and 4132 |\n| 21. | postcodes including and between 4157 and 4161 |\n| 22. | postcodes including and between 4163 and 4165 |\n| 23. | 4183 |\n| 24. | 4184 |\n| 25. | 4205 |\n| 26. | 4300 |\n| 27. | 4301 |\n| 28. | postcodes including and between 4303 and 4305 |\n| 29. | postcodes including and between 4500 and 4509 |\n| 30. | 4511 |\n| 31. | 4514 |\n| 32. | 4521 |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 5—South Australia\n\n1 Specified regional areas in South Australia\n\nAll postcodes in South Australia.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 6—Tasmania\n\n1 Specified regional areas in Tasmania\n\nAll postcodes in Tasmania.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 7—Victoria\n\n1 Specified regional areas in Victoria\n\nAreas of Victoria limited to the postcodes listed below:\n\n| Item | Column 1
Postcode |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | postcodes including and between 3211 and 3227 |\n| 2. | 3233 |\n| 3. | 3234 |\n| 4. | postcodes including and between 3236 and 3239 |\n| 5. | postcodes including and between 3241 and 3243 |\n| 6. | postcodes including and between 3249 and 3251 |\n| 7. | 3254 |\n| 8. | 3256 |\n| 9. | 3260 |\n| 10. | postcodes including and between 3264 and 3287 |\n| 11. | 3289 |\n| 12. | 3293 |\n| 13. | 3301 |\n| 14. | 3303 |\n| 15. | 3304 |\n| 16. | 3311 |\n| 17. | 3314 |\n| 18. | postcodes including and between 3317 and 3319 |\n| 19. | postcodes including and between 3321 and 3325 |\n| 20. | Postcodes including and between 3328 and 3334 |\n| 21. | 3340 |\n| 22. | 3342 |\n| 23. | 3345 |\n| 24. | postcodes including and between 3350 and 3352 |\n| 25. | postcodes including and between 3355 and 3357 |\n| 26. | 3360 |\n| 27. | 3361 |\n| 28. | 3363 |\n| 29. | 3373 |\n| 30. | 3374 |\n| 31. | 3377 |\n| 32. | 3380 |\n| 33. | 3381 |\n| 34. | 3384 |\n| 35. | 3385 |\n| 36. | 3387 |\n| 37. | 3388 |\n| 38. | postcodes including and between 3390 and 3393 |\n| 39. | 3395 |\n| 40. | 3396 |\n| 41. | postcodes including and between 3400 and 3402 |\n| 42. | postcodes including and between 3412 and 3414 |\n| 43. | 3418 |\n| 44. | 3419 |\n| 45. | 3423 |\n| 46. | 3424 |\n| 47. | 3460 |\n| 48. | 3463 |\n| 49. | 3465 |\n| 50. | 3467 |\n| 51. | 3468 |\n| 52. | 3472 |\n| 53. | 3475 |\n| 54. | 3477 |\n| 55. | 3478 |\n| 56. | 3480 |\n| 57. | 3485 |\n| 58. | postcodes including and between 3487 and 3491 |\n| 59. | 3494 |\n| 60. | 3496 |\n| 61. | 3498 |\n| 62. | 3500 |\n| 63. | 3501 |\n| 64. | 3505 |\n| 65. | 3507 |\n| 66. | 3509 |\n| 67. | 3512 |\n| 68. | postcodes including and between 3516 and 3518 |\n| 69. | 3520 |\n| 70. | 3525 |\n| 71. | 3537 |\n| 72. | 3540 |\n| 73. | 3542 |\n| 74. | 3544 |\n| 75. | 3546 |\n| 76. | postcodes including and between 3549 and 3551 |\n| 77. | 3555 |\n| 78. | 3556 |\n| 79. | 3557 |\n| 80. | 3559 |\n| 81. | postcodes including and between 3561and 3568 |\n| 82. | 3570 |\n| 83. | 3571 |\n| 84. | 3572 |\n| 85. | 3573 |\n| 86. | 3575 |\n| 87. | 3576 |\n| 88. | postcodes including and between 3579 and 3581 |\n| 89. | postcodes including and between 3583 and 3586 |\n| 90. | postcodes including and between 3588 and 3591 |\n| 91. | postcodes including and between 3594 and 3597 |\n| 92. | 3599 |\n| 93. | 3608 |\n| 94. | 3610 |\n| 95. | 3612 |\n| 96. | 3614 |\n| 97. | 3616 |\n| 98. | 3618 |\n| 99. | postcodes including and between 3620 and 3624 |\n| 100. | postcodes including and between 3629 and 3631 |\n| 101. | 3633 |\n| 102. | 3634 |\n| 103. | 3646 |\n| 104. | 3658 |\n| 105. | 3660 |\n| 106. | 3666 |\n| 107. | postcodes including and between 3670 and 3673 |\n| 108. | 3677 |\n| 109. | 3683 |\n| 110. | 3685 |\n| 111. | postcodes including and between 3687 and 3691 |\n| 112. | 3694 |\n| 113. | 3695 |\n| 114. | postcodes including and between 3711 and 3715 |\n| 115. | postcodes including and between 3717 and 3719 |\n| 116. | 3726 |\n| 117. | 3747 |\n| 118. | 3749 |\n| 119. | 3778 |\n| 120. | 3779 |\n| 121. | 3781 |\n| 122. | 3783 |\n| 123. | 3810 |\n| 124. | postcodes including and between 3812 and 3816 |\n| 125. | 3818 |\n| 126. | postcodes including and between 3820 and 3825 |\n| 127. | postcodes including and between 3831 and 3833 |\n| 128. | 3835 |\n| 129. | 3840 |\n| 130. | 3842 |\n| 131. | 3844 |\n| 132. | 3847 |\n| 133. | postcodes including and between 3850 and 3852 |\n| 134. | 3854 |\n| 135. | postcodes including and between 3856 and 3860 |\n| 136. | 3862 |\n| 137. | 3864 |\n| 138. | 3865 |\n| 139. | postcodes including and between 3869 and 3871 |\n| 140. | Postcodes including and between 3873 and 3875 |\n| 141. | 3878 |\n| 142. | 3880 |\n| 143. | 3882 |\n| 144. | postcodes including and between 3885 and 3893 |\n| 145. | 3895 |\n| 146. | 3896 |\n| 147. | Postcodes including and between 3898 and 3900 |\n| 148. | postcodes including and between 3902 and 3904 |\n| 149. | 3909 |\n| 150. | 3922 |\n| 151. | 3923 |\n| 152. | 3925 |\n| 153. | 3945 |\n| 154. | 3950 |\n| 155. | 3951 |\n| 156. | 3953 |\n| 157. | 3962 |\n| 158. | 3966 |\n| 159. | 3967 |\n| 160. | 3971 |\n| 161. | 3979 |\n| 162. | 3981 |\n| 163. | 3984 |\n| 164. | postcodes including and between 3987 and 3992 |\n| 165. | 3995 |\n| 166. | 3996 |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 8—Western Australia\n\n1 Specified regional areas in Western Australia\n\nAreas of Western Australia limited to the postcodes listed below:\n\n| Item | Column 1
Postcode |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | postcodes including and between 6041 and 6044 |\n| 2. | 6055 |\n| 3. | 6056 |\n| 4. | 6069 |\n| 5. | 6076 |\n| 6. | 6083 |\n| 7. | 6084 |\n| 8. | 6111 |\n| 9. | postcodes including and between 6121 and 6126 |\n| 10. | postcodes including and between 6200 and 6799 |\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 9—Repeals\n\nMigration Regulations (IMMI 17/129: Specification of Regional Areas for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa) Instrument 2017 (F2017L01607)\n\n1 The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: specifying regional postcodes for SHEV holders. While the 2018 version expands the geographic coverage compared to the 2017 instrument it replaces (adding postcodes in QLD, NSW and VIC), this is a policy adjustment within the same scope rather than scope creep. The instrument does not expand to cover other visa subclasses or purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with clear Part 1 (preliminary) and Part 2 (substantive specification)","No nested definitions or complex conditional logic—just postcode lists","Simple repeal mechanism in Schedule 9 (repeals entire previous instrument)","Length is substantial due to extensive postcode tables, but content is repetitive and mechanically simple","Only 1 defined term ('Regulations') in section 4","Single operative provision (section 6) with 8 straightforward subparagraphs matching 8 schedules","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subitem 1404(4) of Schedule 1 to Migration Regulations 1994)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines which Australian areas count as “regional” for Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) holders by specifying eligible postcodes (with entire ACT, NT, SA and TAS included, and selected postcodes in NSW, QLD, VIC and WA). It matters because only time spent living or working in these postcodes counts toward the regional-work requirement for longer-term visa pathways, affecting SHEV holders, their employers and immigration advisers. This 2018 list expands the 2017 designations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the earlier 2017 specification (Schedule 9) and issues a new, itemised list of postcodes that count as regional for SHEV purposes. The text therefore changes the operative specification in place, but the instrument itself does not state how its postcode coverage differs from the 2017 list; a side‑by‑side comparison is required to determine the magnitude or direction of the change."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross-reference to the Migration Regulations (paragraph 1404(3)(e) and subparagraphs 2.06AAB(2)(a)(i)–(ii)) — requires users to map this instrument to primary Regulations.","Large volume of postcode entries and inclusive ranges across eight jurisdictions (Schedules 1–8) increases operational checking by administrators and applicants.","Whole-jurisdiction inclusions for ACT, NT, SA and TAS reduce granularity but require confirmation of postcode coverage.","Repeal of the 2017 instrument (Schedule 9) means administrators must replace prior lists and ensure transitional application of rules.","Drafting features (phrases such as “including and between”) demand inclusive interpretation of numeric ranges; scattered discrete entries could cause look‑up errors.","Commencement provision: operative from day after registration — requires immediate administrative update upon registration."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines which postcodes in each State and Territory count as “regional areas” for the Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) under the Migration Regulations and repeals the 2017 specification. 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