Impairment tables for Carers Visa
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
In the Migration Regulations 1994 reference is made to Impairment Tables (Part 1, Division 1.2, Section 1.15AA):
(1)(b)(iii) the impairment has, under the Impairment Tables (within the meaning of subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991), the rating that is specified in the certificate; and
The Impairment Tables have variously been referenced elsewhere without actual reference to the Table themselves (Migration Legislation Amendment (2016 Measures No. 3) Regulation 2016; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 47,25 November 1998 and Migration (IMMI 17/126: Impairment Rating) Instrument 2017).
Would you kindly provide documentation pertaining to the Impairment Tables in their current form as used with regards to the assessment for a Carers Visa under the Migration Regulations 1994. Ideally you would provide the Impairment Tables themselves with the scoring system and with reference to their origin.
Yours faithfully,
c.faulk
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FOI Request: FA 21/05/00526
File Number: OBJ2021/14419
Dear C.Faulk
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 11 May 2021 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
In the Migration Regulations 1994 reference is made to Impairment Tables
(Part 1, Division 1.2, Section 1.15AA):
(1)(b)(iii) the impairment has, under the Impairment Tables (within the
meaning of subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991), the rating
that is specified in the certificate; and
The Impairment Tables have variously been referenced elsewhere without
actual reference to the Table themselves (Migration Legislation Amendment
(2016 Measures No. 3) Regulation 2016; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. GN 47,25 November 1998 and Migration (IMMI 17/126: Impairment Rating)
Instrument 2017).
Would you kindly provide documentation pertaining to the Impairment Tables
in their current form as used with regards to the assessment for a Carers
Visa under the Migration Regulations 1994. Ideally you would provide the
Impairment Tables themselves with the scoring system and with reference to
their origin.
Your request was received by the Department on 11 May 2021 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 21/05/00526 . Please include your FOI
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Visa
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
In the Migration Regulations 1994 reference is made to Impairment Tables
(Part 1, Division 1.2, Section 1.15AA):
(1)(b)(iii) the impairment has, under the Impairment Tables (within the
meaning of subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991), the rating
that is specified in the certificate; and
The Impairment Tables have variously been referenced elsewhere without
actual reference to the Table themselves (Migration Legislation Amendment
(2016 Measures No. 3) Regulation 2016; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. GN 47,25 November 1998 and Migration (IMMI 17/126: Impairment Rating)
Instrument 2017).
Would you kindly provide documentation pertaining to the Impairment Tables
in their current form as used with regards to the assessment for a Carers
Visa under the Migration Regulations 1994. Ideally you would provide the
Impairment Tables themselves with the scoring system and with reference to
their origin.
Yours faithfully,
c.faulk
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FOI Request: FA 21/05/00526
File Number: OBJ2021/14419
Dear C.Faulk
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 11 May 2021 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
In the Migration Regulations 1994 reference is made to Impairment Tables
(Part 1, Division 1.2, Section 1.15AA):
(1)(b)(iii) the impairment has, under the Impairment Tables (within the
meaning of subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991), the rating
that is specified in the certificate; and
The Impairment Tables have variously been referenced elsewhere without
actual reference to the Table themselves (Migration Legislation Amendment
(2016 Measures No. 3) Regulation 2016; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. GN 47,25 November 1998 and Migration (IMMI 17/126: Impairment Rating)
Instrument 2017).
Would you kindly provide documentation pertaining to the Impairment Tables
in their current form as used with regards to the assessment for a Carers
Visa under the Migration Regulations 1994. Ideally you would provide the
Impairment Tables themselves with the scoring system and with reference to
their origin.
Your request was received by the Department on 11 May 2021 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 21/05/00526 . Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date
upon which your application was received by the Department.
Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the
website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner [1]here.
Exclusion of staff details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in
the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details
of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI
request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct
contact details of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may
consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that
information being excluded from the scope of your request.
Duplicate documents
If the FOI decision-maker deems a document to be a duplicate, they will
not assess those pages as part of your FOI request. This means that if a
there is a decision to release the document to you, you will receive only
one copy, even if multiple copies of that document exists.
Publication of document
Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the
Department may be required to publish these documents on its website
within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.
Contacting the FOI Section
Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at
[2][Department of Home Affairs request email]
Regards
Stefan
Position number: 60094807
Authorised FOI Officer
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