{"id":"F2025L01156","name":"Migration (Specification of Class of Persons) Instrument 2025","slug":"migration-specification-of-class-of-persons-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442979,"registerId":"F2025L01156-fast-fetch-1775957896481","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Specification of Class of Persons) Instrument 2025","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLIN 25/091\n\n \n\nMigration (Specification of Class of Persons) Instrument 2025\n\nI, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 19 September 2025\n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\nPart 2—Specified class of persons\n\n6  Class of persons specified under the Migration Regulations 1994\n\nSchedule 1–Repeals\n\nMigration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Classes of Persons 2015\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Migration (Specification of Class of Persons) Instrument 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 October 2025.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraphs 050.613A(1)(b) and 051.611A(1)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nAct means the Migration Act 1958.\n\nRegulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\nSubclass 050 visa means the Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) visa.\n\nSubclass 051 visa means the Subclass 051 (Bridging (Protection Visa Applicant)) visa.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its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 class of persons\n\n6  Bridging E (Class WE) visa—specified class of persons for certain purposes\n\n  For the purposes of paragraphs 050.613A(1)(b) and 051.611A(1)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the specified class of persons is any person who has been granted a Subclass 050 visa or a Subclass 051 visa under section 195A of the Act.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1–Repeals\n\nMigration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Classes of Persons 2015\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the same narrow scope as its predecessor. It continues to specify a limited class of persons (those granted specific bridging visas under ministerial intervention powers) for the specific purpose of accessing work rights and Medicare. The repeal and replacement appears to be a routine legislative update rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages)","Only 4 defined terms in section 4","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward criteria","No nested exceptions or conditional logic—just a simple class definition","One repeal in Schedule 1 with no amendments or complex transitional provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to specific paragraphs in Migration Regulations and one section of Migration Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants automatic work permission and Medicare access to people holding Subclass 050 or 051 bridging visas when those visas were personally granted by the Minister under section 195A (i.e., people released from immigration detention by ministerial intervention). It streamlines rights to work and healthcare while their immigration status is resolved, and it repeals the earlier 2015 instrument that covered these classes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2015 Specification of Classes of Persons instrument (Schedule 1) and replaces the specification by naming persons granted Subclass 050 or 051 visas under s 195A as the relevant class (s 6). That repeal-plus-replacement alters the statutory instrument landscape by removing the earlier instrument and expressly tying the specified class to visa grants under s 195A."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, targeted change limited to specifying a class of persons (low substantive complexity) (s 6)","Direct cross‑references to precise Migration Regulations paragraphs (050.613A(1)(b), 051.611A(1)(c)) and to s 195A of the Migration Act (requires checking external provisions)","Complete repeal of an earlier instrument, requiring consideration of transitional or historical effects (Schedule 1)","Defined visa‑subclass terminology (Subclass 050, 051) creates dependency on administrative visa classifications and definitions (r 4)","Legal effect depends on interaction between instrument, Schedule 2 paras, and the Migration Act—straightforward but requires cross‑statute reading"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument specifies that, for two particular clauses of the Migration Regulations, the “specified class of persons” is anyone granted a Subclass 050 (Bridging (General)) or Subclass 051 (Bridging (Protection Visa Applicant)) visa under section 195A of the Migration Act. It commences 1 October 2025 and repeals the 2015 specification instrument. Mechanically, the Department’s decisions to grant those bridging visas determine who is captured by the named regulatory rules, shifting compliance and administrative consequences onto applicants and decision-makers."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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