{"id":"C2004L00666","name":"Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations","slug":"migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"153 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25453,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L00666-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1996 No. 1531\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMigration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.\n\nDated 10 July 1996.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Migration (Republic of Sudan—United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1054) Regulations.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.\\]\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n> “Act” means the Migration Act 1958.\n\nApplication\n\n3. These provisions apply in addition to, and despite any provision to the contrary in, any other Regulations under the Act.\n\nSpecial criterion for grant of visa\n\n4. (1) It is a criterion applicable (at the time of decision) to an application for a visa of any class that the applicant meets the requirements of subregulation (2).\n\n(2) An applicant meets the requirements of this subregulation if the applicant is not:\n\n(a) a person who is a member, or an official, of the Government of Sudan; or\n\n(b) a person who is a member of the armed forces of Sudan.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 July 1996.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1142},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of implementing UN Security Council sanctions targeting Sudanese government and military personnel. No evidence of scope expansion beyond the specific visa restrictions mandated by Resolution 1054."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single, unqualified prohibition without exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and UN Resolution)","Total of 4 operative provisions covering citation, interpretation, application, and the substantive visa criterion"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** These Regulations implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1054 by imposing a visa ban on senior Sudanese officials.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Members and officials of the Government of Sudan\n*   Members of the Sudanese armed forces\n\n**How it works:**\nThe Regulations add a mandatory requirement (called a \"criterion\") for **all** visa classes. If you are a Sudanese government official or military member, you automatically fail this criterion and cannot be granted an Australian visa. \n\n**Important override:** These rules apply \"despite any provision to the contrary\" in other Migration Regulations—meaning this ban takes precedence over any other immigration rules that might otherwise allow someone to apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations","history":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-republic-of-sudan-united-nations-security-council-resolution-no-1054-regulations/documents"}}