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r 5.19 — Prescribed amount — health undertaking — Migration Regulations 1994

Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) r 5.19 Australia Compilation: 2026-03-11 Verified: 2026-05-23

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5.19 Prescribed amount — health undertaking

(1) For the purposes of Public Interest Criterion 4007 in Schedule 4, the prescribed amount that a visa applicant must undertake to pay toward their health care costs in Australia is the amount determined by the Minister by legislative instrument.

(2) A health undertaking given under PIC 4007 is a binding commitment by the applicant to repay the Commonwealth the prescribed amount of any health care costs incurred during the visa period, if requested to do so.

(3) The Department may request repayment of the prescribed amount where the holder receives health care services funded by the Commonwealth during the visa period.

Source: regulation 5.19, Migration Regulations 1994. See legislation.gov.au for the authoritative current text.

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