Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 62 of 1958 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 9 November 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 91 of 2009
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Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Repeal and savings .............................................................................. 1
3A......... Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power .................. 2
3B......... Compensation for acquisition of property ......................................... 3
4............ Object of Act ...................................................................................... 3
4AA...... Detention of minors a last resort ........................................................ 4
4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 4
5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 4
5A......... Meaning of personal identifier .......................................................... 26
5B......... When personal identifier taken not to have been provided .............. 28
5C......... Meaning of character concern .......................................................... 28
5CA...... Child of a person .............................................................................. 30
5CB....... De facto partner ................................................................................ 30
5D......... Limiting the types of identification tests that authorised officers may carry out 31
5E.......... Meaning of purported privative clause decision .............................. 31
5F.......... Spouse .............................................................................................. 32
5G......... Relationships and family members ................................................... 32
6............ Effect of limited meaning of enter Australia etc. .............................. 33
7............ Act to extend to certain Territories .................................................. 33
7A......... Effect on executive power to protect Australia's borders ................ 33
8............ Certain resources installations to be part of Australia ..................... 34
9............ Certain sea installations to be part of Australia ............................... 34
10.......... Certain children taken to enter Australia at birth ............................. 35
11.......... Visa applicable to 2 or more persons ............................................... 35
12.......... Application of Part VA of the Marriage Act ................................... 35
Part 2--Control of arrival and presence of non‑citizens 36
Division 1--Immigration status 36
13.......... Lawful non‑citizens .......................................................................... 36
14.......... Unlawful non‑citizens ...................................................................... 36
15.......... Effect of cancellation of visa on status ............................................. 36
16.......... Removal of immigration rights of inhabitant of
Protected
Zone
.................................................................................................. 36
17.......... Pre‑cleared flights ............................................................................. 37
Division 2--Power to obtain information and documents about unlawful non‑citizens 38
18.......... Power to obtain information and documents about unlawful non‑citizens 38
19.......... Scales of expenses ............................................................................. 38
20.......... Reasonable compensation ................................................................. 38
21.......... Failure to comply with section 18 notice ......................................... 39
24.......... Information and documents that incriminate a person ..................... 39
25.......... Copies of documents ........................................................................ 40
26.......... Minister may retain documents ........................................................ 40
27.......... Division binds the Crown ................................................................. 40
Division 3--Visas for non‑citizens 41
Subdivision A--General provisions about visas 41
28.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 41
29.......... Visas ................................................................................................. 41
30.......... Kinds of visas ................................................................................... 42
31.......... Classes of visas ................................................................................. 42
32.......... Special category visas ....................................................................... 42
33.......... Special purpose visas ....................................................................... 43
34.......... Absorbed person visas ..................................................................... 46
35.......... Ex‑citizen visas ................................................................................. 46
36.......... Protection visas ................................................................................ 47
37.......... Bridging visas .................................................................................... 48
37A....... Temporary safe haven visas ............................................................. 48
38.......... Criminal justice visas ........................................................................ 49
38A....... Enforcement visas ............................................................................. 49
38B....... Maritime crew visas ......................................................................... 49
39.......... Criterion limiting number of visas .................................................... 50
40.......... Circumstances for granting visas ...................................................... 50
41.......... Conditions on visas .......................................................................... 53
42.......... Visa essential for travel ..................................................................... 54
43.......... Visa holders must usually enter at a port ......................................... 55
Subdivision AA--Applications for visas 57
44.......... Extent of following Subdivisions ...................................................... 57
45.......... Application for visa .......................................................................... 57
45A....... Visa application charge ..................................................................... 58
45B....... Amount of visa application charge ................................................... 58
45C....... Regulations about visa application charge ........................................ 58
46.......... Valid visa application ....................................................................... 59
46A....... Visa applications by offshore entry persons ................................... 62
46B....... Visa applications by transitory persons .......................................... 63
47.......... Consideration of valid visa application ............................................ 64
48.......... Non‑citizen refused a visa or whose visa cancelled may only apply for particular visas 65
48A....... Non‑citizen refused a protection visa may not make further application for protection visa 66
48B....... Minister may determine that section 48A does not apply to non‑citizen 67
49.......... Withdrawal of visa application ......................................................... 68
50.......... Only new information to be considered in later protection visa applications 68
51.......... Order of consideration ...................................................................... 69
Subdivision AB--Code of procedure for dealing fairly, efficiently and quickly with visa applications 69
51A....... Exhaustive statement of natural justice hearing rule ......................... 69
52.......... Communication with Minister ......................................................... 69
54.......... Minister must have regard to all information in application ............ 70
55.......... Further information may be given .................................................... 71
56.......... Further information may be sought .................................................. 71
57.......... Certain information must be given to applicant ............................... 71
58.......... Invitation to give further information or comments ......................... 72
59.......... Interviews ......................................................................................... 73
60.......... Medical examination ......................................................................... 73
61.......... Prescribed periods ............................................................................ 73
62.......... Failure to receive information not require action .............................. 74
63.......... When decision about visa may be made ........................................... 74
64.......... Notice that visa application charge is payable ................................. 75
Subdivision AC--Grant of visas 75
65.......... Decision to grant or refuse to grant visa ........................................... 75
65A....... Period within which Minister must make decision on protection visas 76
66.......... Notification of decision .................................................................... 76
67.......... Way visa granted .............................................................................. 77
68.......... When visa is in effect ........................................................................ 77
69.......... Effect of compliance or non‑compliance .......................................... 78
Subdivision AE--Evidence of visas 78
70.......... Evidence of visa ................................................................................ 78
71.......... Ways of giving evidence ................................................................... 78
Subdivision AF--Bridging visas 79
72.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 79
73.......... Bridging visas .................................................................................... 80
74.......... Further applications for bridging visa ............................................... 81
75.......... When eligible non‑citizen in immigration detention granted visa ...... 81
76.......... Bridging visa not affect visa applications ......................................... 81
Subdivision AG--Other provisions about visas 82
77.......... Visas held during visa period ............................................................ 82
78.......... Children born in Australia ................................................................ 82
79.......... Effect on visa of leaving Australia .................................................... 82
80.......... Certain persons taken not to leave Australia .................................... 83
81.......... Extent of visa authority .................................................................... 83
82.......... When visas cease to be in effect ....................................................... 83
83.......... Certain persons taken to be included in spouse, de facto partner or parent's visa 85
84.......... Minister may suspend processing of visa applications ................... 85
Subdivision AH--Limit on visas 86
85.......... Limit on visas ................................................................................... 86
86.......... Effect of limit .................................................................................... 87
87.......... Limit does not prevent visas for certain persons ............................. 87
87A....... Limit does not prevent the grant of visas to certain people who are unable to meet health or character requirements before the limit applies because of circumstances beyond their control 87
88.......... Limit does not affect processing of applications .............................. 88
89.......... Determination of limit not to mean failure to decide ........................ 88
90.......... Order of dealing with limited visas ................................................... 88
91.......... Order of dealing with visas ............................................................... 89
Subdivision AI--Safe third countries 89
91A....... Reason for Subdivision ..................................................................... 89
91B....... Interpretation .................................................................................... 89
91C....... Non‑citizens covered by Subdivision ............................................... 89
91D....... Safe third countries ........................................................................... 90
91E........ Non‑citizens to which this Subdivision applies unable to make valid applications for certain visas 91
91F........ Minister may determine that section 91E does not apply to non‑citizen 91
91G....... Applications made before regulations take effect ............................. 92
Subdivision AJ--Temporary safe haven visas 94
91H....... Reason for this Subdivision .............................................................. 94
91J........ Non‑citizens to whom this Subdivision applies ............................... 94
91K....... Non‑citizens to whom this Subdivision applies are unable to make valid applications for certain visas 94
91L........ Minister may determine that section 91K does not apply to a non‑citizen 94
Subdivision AK--Non‑citizens with access to protection from third countries 95
91M...... Reason for this Subdivision .............................................................. 95
91N....... Non‑citizens to whom this Subdivision applies ............................... 96
91P........ Non‑citizens to whom this Subdivision applies are unable to make valid applications for certain visas 97
91Q....... Minister may determine that section 91P does not apply to a non‑citizen 98
Subdivision AL--Other provisions about protection visas 99
91R....... Persecution ....................................................................................... 99
91S........ Membership of a particular social group ........................................ 100
91T....... Non‑political crime ......................................................................... 100
91U....... Particularly serious crime ............................................................... 101
91V....... Verification of information ............................................................. 102
91W...... Documentary evidence of identity, nationality or citizenship ....... 104
91X....... Names of applicants for protection visas not to be published by the High Court, the Federal Court or the Federal Magistrates Court ........................................................................... 105
91Y....... Secretary's obligation to report to Minister ................................... 106
Subdivision B--The "points" system 108
92.......... Operation of Subdivision ................................................................ 108
93.......... Determination of applicant's score ................................................ 108
94.......... Initial application of "points" system ............................................ 108
95.......... Applications in pool ....................................................................... 109
95A....... Extension of period in pool ............................................................ 110
96.......... Minister may set pool mark and pass mark ................................... 110
Subdivision C--Visas based on incorrect information may be cancelled 111
97.......... Interpretation .................................................................................. 111
97A....... Exhaustive statement of natural justice hearing rule ....................... 111
98.......... Completion of visa application ...................................................... 111
99.......... Information is answer ..................................................................... 112
100........ Incorrect answers ............................................................................ 112
101........ Visa applications to be correct ....................................................... 112
102........ Passenger cards to be correct .......................................................... 112
103........ Bogus documents not to be given etc. ............................................ 112
104........ Changes in circumstances to be notified ......................................... 113
105........ Particulars of incorrect answers to be given ................................... 113
106........ Obligations to give etc. information is not affected by other sources of information 113
107........ Notice of incorrect applications ..................................................... 114
107A..... Possible non‑compliances in connection with a previous visa may be grounds for cancellation of current visa 115
108........ Decision about non‑compliance ...................................................... 115
109........ Cancellation of visa if information incorrect ................................... 116
110........ Cancellation provisions apply whatever source of knowledge of non‑compliance 116
111........ Cancellation provisions apply whether or not non‑compliance deliberate 116
112........ Action because of one non‑compliance not prevent action because of other non‑compliance 116
113........ No cancellation if full disclosure ..................................................... 117
114........ Effect of setting aside decision to cancel visa ................................. 117
115........ Application of Subdivision ............................................................. 117
Subdivision D--Visas may be cancelled on certain grounds 118
116........ Power to cancel ............................................................................... 118
117........ When visa may be cancelled ........................................................... 119
118........ Cancellation powers do not limit or affect each other .................... 119
Subdivision E--Procedure for cancelling visas under Subdivision D in or outside Australia 120
118A..... Exhaustive statement of natural justice hearing rule ....................... 120
119........ Notice of proposed cancellation ..................................................... 120
120........ Certain information must be given to visa holder ........................... 121
121........ Invitation to give comments etc. ..................................................... 121
122........ Prescribed periods .......................................................................... 122
123........ Failure to accept invitation not require action ................................ 123
124........ When decision about visa cancellation may be made ...................... 123
125........ Application of Subdivision to non‑citizen in immigration clearance 123
126........ Application of Subdivision to non‑citizen in questioning detention 123
127........ Notification of decision .................................................................. 124
Subdivision F--Other procedure for cancelling visas under Subdivision D outside Australia 124
127A..... Exhaustive statement of natural justice hearing rule ....................... 124
128........ Cancellation of visas of people outside Australia .......................... 125
129........ Notice of cancellation ..................................................................... 125
130........ Prescribed periods .......................................................................... 125
131........ Decision about revocation of cancellation ...................................... 126
132........ Notification of decision about revocation of cancellation ............... 126
133........ Effect of revocation of cancellation ................................................ 126
Subdivision G--Cancellation of business visas 127
134........ Cancellation of business visas ........................................................ 127
135........ Representations concerning cancellation of business visa .............. 131
136........ Review of decisions ........................................................................ 132
137........ Provision of information--holders of business visas ..................... 132
Subdivision GB--Automatic cancellation of student visas 133
137J...... Non‑complying students may have their visas automatically cancelled 133
137K..... Applying for revocation of cancellation ......................................... 134
137L...... Dealing with the application ........................................................... 135
137M.... Notification of decision .................................................................. 135
137N..... Minister may revoke cancellation on his or her own initiative ....... 136
137P...... Effect of revocation ........................................................................ 136
Subdivision GC--Cancellation of regional sponsored employment visas 137
137Q..... Cancellation of regional sponsored employment visas ................... 137
137R..... Representations concerning cancellation etc. .................................. 138
137S...... Notice of cancellation ..................................................................... 138
137T..... Cancellation of other visas .............................................................. 139
Subdivision H--General provisions on cancellation 139
138........ Way visa cancelled or cancellation revoked .................................... 139
139........ Visas held by 2 or more .................................................................. 139
140........ Cancellation of visa results in other cancellation ............................ 139
Division 3A--Sponsorship 141
Subdivision A--Preliminary 141
140A..... Division applies to prescribed kinds of visa .................................. 141
Subdivision B--Approving sponsors and nominations 141
140E...... Minister to approve sponsor ......................................................... 141
140F...... Process for approving sponsors ..................................................... 141
140G..... Terms of approval as a sponsor ..................................................... 142
140GA.. Variation of terms of approval as a sponsor .................................. 142
140GB.. Minister to approve nominations ................................................... 142
140GC.. Work agreements ............................................................................ 143
Subdivision C--Sponsorship obligations 143
140H..... Sponsorship obligations ................................................................. 143
140J...... Amounts payable in relation to sponsorship obligations ............... 144
Subdivision D--Enforcement 145
140K..... Sanctions for failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations ................. 145
140L...... Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which sponsor may be barred or sponsor's approval cancelled 146
140M.... Cancelling approval as a sponsor or barring a sponsor .................. 147
140N..... Process for cancelling or barring approval as a sponsor ................. 148
140O..... Waiving a bar .................................................................................. 148
140P...... Process for waiving a bar ................................................................ 149
140Q..... Civil penalty--failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations .............. 149
140R..... Infringement notices in respect of civil penalty provisions ........... 150
Subdivision E--Liability and recovery of amounts 150
140S...... Liability to pay amounts ................................................................ 150
140SA... Interest up to judgment .................................................................. 150
140SB... Interest on judgment ....................................................................... 151
140SC... Certain plaintiffs may choose small claims procedure in magistrates courts 151
140T..... Notice regarding amount of debt or other amount .......................... 152
140U..... Liability is in addition to any other liability ................................... 152
Subdivision F--Inspectors 152
140V..... Inspectors ....................................................................................... 152
140W.... Identity cards .................................................................................. 153
140X..... Purpose for which powers of inspectors may be exercised ........... 154
140XA.. When powers of inspectors may be exercised ................................ 154
140XB.. Power of inspectors to enter premises or places ............................ 154
140XC.. Powers of inspectors while on premises or at a place .................... 154
140XD.. Persons assisting inspectors ........................................................... 155
140XE... Power to ask for person's name and address ................................. 155
140XF... Power to require persons to produce records or documents .......... 156
140XG.. Self‑incrimination ............................................................................ 157
140XH.. Certain records and documents are inadmissible ............................ 157
140XI.... Power to keep records or documents ............................................. 157
140XJ... Disclosure of information by the Secretary .................................... 158
Subdivision G--Application of Division to partnerships and unincorporated associations 158
140ZB... Partnerships--sponsorship rights and obligations ......................... 158
140ZC... Partnerships--offences and civil penalties ..................................... 159
140ZD.. Partnership ceases to exist .............................................................. 160
140ZE... Unincorporated associations--sponsorship rights and obligations 160
140ZF... Unincorporated associations--offences and civil penalties ........... 161
140ZG.. Unincorporated association ceases to exist .................................... 162
Subdivision H--Miscellaneous 162
140ZH.. Disclosure of personal information by Minister ............................ 162
140ZI.... Disclosure of personal information to Minister ............................. 164
140ZJ.... Unclaimed money ........................................................................... 164
140ZK.. Other regulation making powers not limited .................................. 165
Division 4--Criminal justice visitors 166
Subdivision A--Preliminary 166
141........ Object of Division .......................................................................... 166
142........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 166
143........ Delegation by Attorney‑General .................................................... 167
144........ Authorised officials ........................................................................ 167
Subdivision B--Criminal justice certificates for entry 168
145........ Commonwealth criminal justice entry certificate ........................... 168
146........ State criminal justice entry certificate ............................................. 168
Subdivision C--Criminal justice certificates etc. staying removal or deportation 169
147........ Commonwealth criminal justice stay certificate ............................. 169
148........ State criminal justice stay certificate .............................................. 170
149........ Application for visa not to prevent certificate ............................... 170
150........ Criminal justice stay certificates stay removal or deportation ....... 170
151........ Certain warrants stay removal or deportation ................................ 171
152........ Certain subjects of stay certificates and stay warrants may be detained etc. 171
153........ Removal or deportation not contempt etc. if no stay certificate or warrant 171
154........ Officer not liable--criminal justice stay certificates or warrants ... 172
Subdivision D--Criminal justice visas 172
155........ Criminal justice visas ...................................................................... 172
156........ Criterion for criminal justice entry visas ........................................ 172
157........ Criterion for criminal justice stay visas .......................................... 172
158........ Criteria for criminal justice visas .................................................... 172
159........ Procedure for obtaining criminal justice visa .................................. 173
160........ Conditions of criminal justice visa .................................................. 173
161........ Effect of criminal justice visas ........................................................ 174
Subdivision E--Cancellation etc. of criminal justice certificates and criminal justice visas 174
162........ Criminal justice certificates to be cancelled .................................... 174
163........ Stay warrant to be cancelled ........................................................... 175
164........ Effect of cancellation etc. on criminal justice visa .......................... 175
Division 4A--Enforcement visas 177
164A..... Definitions ...................................................................................... 177
164B..... Grant of enforcement visas (fisheries matters) ............................... 177
164BA.. Grant of enforcement visas (environment matters) ........................ 180
164C..... When enforcement visa ceases to be in effect ................................. 182
164D..... Applying for other visas ................................................................ 183
Division 5--Immigration clearance 184
165........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 184
166........ Persons entering to present certain evidence of identity etc. ......... 184
167........ When and where evidence to be presented ..................................... 186
168........ Section 166 not to apply ................................................................ 187
169........ Section 166 not usually to apply ................................................... 188
170........ Certain persons to present evidence of identity ............................. 189
171........ Assistance with evidence ................................................................ 190
172........ Immigration clearance ..................................................................... 191
173........ Visa ceases if holder enters in way not permitted .......................... 192
174........ Visa ceases if holder remains without immigration clearance ......... 193
175........ Departing person to present certain evidence etc. .......................... 193
175A..... Determinations relating to kinds of passports ............................... 195
Division 6--Certain non‑citizens to be kept in immigration detention 196
176........ Reason for Division ........................................................................ 196
177........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 196
178........ Designated persons to be in immigration detention ........................ 197
179........ Beginning of immigration detention of certain designated persons . 197
180........ Detention of designated person ...................................................... 197
181........ Removal from Australia of designated persons .............................. 198
182........ No immigration detention or removal after certain period .............. 199
183........ Courts must not release designated persons ................................... 201
185........ Effect of Division on status etc. ..................................................... 201
186........ Division applies despite other laws ............................................... 201
187........ Evidence .......................................................................................... 201
Division 7--Detention of unlawful non‑citizens 202
Subdivision A--General provisions 202
188........ Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so ............................. 202
189........ Detention of unlawful non‑citizens ................................................ 203
190........ Non‑compliance with immigration clearance or section 192 basis of detention 204
191........ End of certain detention .................................................................. 205
192........ Detention of visa holders whose visas liable to cancellation .......... 205
192A..... Authorisation of identification tests in certain cases ...................... 208
193........ Application of law to certain non‑citizens while they remain in immigration detention 209
194........ Detainee to be told of consequences of detention .......................... 210
195........ Detainee may apply for visa .......................................................... 211
195A..... Minister may grant detainee visa (whether or not on application) 211
196........ Duration of detention ..................................................................... 212
197........ Effect of escape from immigration detention .................................. 213
Subdivision B--Residence determinations 214
197AA.. Persons to whom Subdivision applies ............................................ 214
197AB.. Minister may determine that person is to reside at a specified place rather than being held in detention centre etc. ........................................................................................................ 214
197AC.. Effect of residence determination ................................................... 214
197AD.. Revocation or variation of residence determination ........................ 216
197AE... Minister not under duty to consider whether to exercise powers .. 216
197AF... Minister to exercise powers personally ......................................... 216
197AG.. Tabling of information relating to the making of residence determinations 217
Division 7A--Offences relating to immigration detention 218
197A..... Detainees must not escape from detention ..................................... 218
197B..... Manufacture, possession etc. of weapons by detainees ................ 218
Division 8--Removal of unlawful non‑citizens 219
198........ Removal from Australia of unlawful non‑citizens .......................... 219
198A..... Offshore entry person may be taken to a declared country ........... 222
198B..... Power to bring transitory persons to Australia .............................. 223
198C..... Certain transitory persons entitled to assessment of refugee status 223
198D..... Certificate of non‑cooperation ........................................................ 224
199........ Dependants of removed non‑citizens ............................................. 225
Division 9--Deportation 226
200........ Deportation of certain non‑citizens ................................................ 226
201........ Deportation of non‑citizens in Australia for less than 10 years who are convicted of crimes 226
202........ Deportation of non‑citizens upon security grounds ...................... 226
203........ Deportation of non‑citizens who are convicted of certain serious offences 228
204........ Determination of time for sections 201 and 202 ............................ 230
205........ Dependants of deportee ................................................................. 231
206........ Deportation order to be executed ................................................... 231
Division 10--Costs etc. of removal and deportation 232
207........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 232
210........ Removed or deported non‑citizen liable for costs of removal or deportation 232
212........ Costs of removed or deported spouses, de facto partners and dependants 232
213........ Carriers may be liable for costs of removal and deportation .......... 233
214........ Non‑citizens and carriers jointly liable ........................................... 234
215........ Costs are debts due to the Commonwealth .................................... 234
216........ Use of existing ticket for removal or deportation ........................... 234
217........ Vessels required to convey certain removees ................................. 234
218........ Vessels required to convey deportees or other removees ............... 235
219........ Exemption from complying ............................................................ 235
220........ Waiver of requirement .................................................................... 236
221........ Cost of removal under notice .......................................................... 236
222........ Orders restraining certain non‑citizens from disposing etc. of property 236
223........ Secretary may give direction about valuables of detained non‑citizens 238
224........ Dealing with seized valuables ......................................................... 241
Division 11--Duties of masters in relation to crews 243
225........ Production of identity documents and mustering of crew .............. 243
226........ Production of identity documents by persons on board resources installation 243
227........ Production of identity documents by persons on board sea installation 244
228........ Master to report absences .............................................................. 245
Division 12--Offences in relation to entry into, and remaining in, Australia 247
Subdivision A--General offences 247
228A..... Application of Subdivision ............................................................. 247
229........ Carriage of non‑citizens to Australia without documentation ........ 247
230........ Carriage of concealed persons to Australia ..................................... 249
231........ Master of vessel to comply with certain requests ......................... 250
232........ Penalty on master, owner, agent and charterer of vessel ................ 250
232A..... Organising bringing groups of non‑citizens into Australia ............. 252
233........ Persons concerned in bringing non‑citizens into Australia in contravention of this Act or harbouring illegal entrants ........................................................................................................ 252
233A..... Other offences relating to groups of non‑citizens etc. .................... 253
233B..... No discharge of offenders without proceeding to conviction for certain offences 254
233C..... Mandatory penalties for certain offences ....................................... 254
234........ False papers etc. ............................................................................. 254
235........ Offences in relation to work ........................................................... 255
236........ Offences relating to visas ................................................................ 257
Subdivision B--Offences relating to abuse of laws allowing spouses etc. of Australian citizens or of permanent residents to become permanent residents 258
237........ Reason for Subdivision ................................................................... 258
238........ Interpretation .................................................................................. 258
239........ Application of Subdivision ............................................................. 258
240........ Offence to arrange marriage to obtain permanent residence ........... 259
241........ Offence to arrange pretended de facto relationship to obtain permanent residence 259
243........ Offences relating to application for permanent residence because of marriage or de facto relationship 259
245........ Offences of making false or unsupported statements .................... 260
Subdivision C--Offences in relation to persons who allow non‑citizens to work, or refer non‑citizens for work, in certain circumstances 261
245AA.. Overview ........................................................................................ 261
245AB.. Allowing an unlawful non‑citizen to work ..................................... 262
245AC.. Allowing a non‑citizen to work in breach of a visa condition ........ 262
245AD.. Referring an unlawful non‑citizen for work .................................... 263
245AE... Referring a non‑citizen for work in breach of a visa condition ....... 263
245AF... Circumstances in which this Subdivision does not apply .............. 264
245AG.. Meaning of work and allows to work ............................................. 264
245AH.. Meaning of exploited ....................................................................... 265
245AI.... Meaning of other terms .................................................................. 265
245AJ... Geographical jurisdiction ................................................................ 266
245AK.. On a trial for an aggravated offence ................................................ 266
Division 12A--Chasing, boarding etc. ships and aircraft 267
245A..... Definitions ...................................................................................... 267
245B..... Request to board a ship .................................................................. 268
245C..... Power to chase foreign ships for boarding ...................................... 272
245D..... Power to chase Australian ships for boarding ................................ 273
245E...... Identifying an aircraft and requesting it to land for boarding .......... 274
245F...... Power to board and search etc. ships and aircraft .......................... 275
245FA... Searches of people on certain ships or aircraft ............................... 282
245FB... Returning persons to ships ............................................................. 283
245G..... Boarding of certain ships on the high seas ...................................... 284
245H..... Moving or destroying hazardous ships etc. ................................... 286
Division 12B--Reporting on passengers and crew of aircraft and ships 288
245I....... Definitions ...................................................................................... 288
245J...... Approval of primary reporting systems ........................................ 289
245K..... Approval of fall‑back reporting systems ....................................... 290
245L...... Obligation to report on passengers and crew ................................. 290
245M.... Approved fall‑back reporting systems may be used in certain circumstances 292
245N..... Offence for failure to comply with reporting obligations ............... 293
Division 13--Examination, search and detention 294
246........ Appointment of boarding stations ................................................. 294
247........ Vessels to enter ports and be brought to boarding stations ............ 294
248........ Exemption ....................................................................................... 296
249........ Certain persons may be prevented from entering or landing .......... 296
250........ Detention of suspected offenders ................................................... 297
251........ Powers of entry and search ............................................................ 298
252........ Searches of persons ........................................................................ 299
252AA.. Power to conduct a screening procedure ........................................ 301
252A..... Power to conduct a strip search ..................................................... 302
252B..... Rules for conducting a strip search ................................................. 304
252C..... Possession and retention of certain things obtained during a screening procedure or strip search 306
252D..... Authorised officer may apply for a thing to be retained for a further period 307
252E...... Magistrate may order that thing be retained ................................... 308
252F...... Detainees held in State or Territory prisons or remand centres ..... 308
252G..... Powers concerning entry to a detention centre ............................... 309
253........ Detention of deportee ..................................................................... 310
254........ Removees and deportees held in other custody ............................. 312
255........ Prescribed authorities ..................................................................... 313
256........ Person in immigration detention may have access to certain advice, facilities etc. 313
257........ Persons may be required to answer questions ................................ 314
258........ Minister may determine that personal identifiers are not required 314
258A..... When non‑citizen cannot be required to provide personal identifier 315
258B..... Information to be provided--authorised officers carrying out identification tests 315
258C..... Information to be provided--authorised officers not carrying out identification tests 316
258D..... Regulations may prescribe manner for carrying out identification tests 316
258E...... General rules for carrying out identification tests .......................... 317
258F...... Identification tests not to be carried out in cruel, inhuman or degrading manner etc. 317
258G..... Authorised officer may get help to carry out identification tests .. 317
259........ Detention of vessel for purpose of search ...................................... 318
260........ Detention of vessel pending recovery of penalty ........................... 318
261........ Disposal of dilapidated vessels etc. ................................................ 319
Division 13AA--Identification of immigration detainees 321
Subdivision A--Provision of personal identifiers 321
261AA.. Immigration detainees must provide personal identifiers ............... 321
261AB.. Authorised officers must require and carry out identification tests 322
261AC.. Information to be provided before carrying out identification tests 322
Subdivision B--How identification tests are carried out 323
261AD.. General rules for carrying out identification tests .......................... 323
261AE... Use of force in carrying out identification tests ............................. 323
261AF... Identification tests not to be carried out in cruel, inhuman or degrading manner etc. 325
261AG.. Authorised officer may get help to carry out identification tests .. 325
261AH.. Identification tests to be carried out by authorised officer of same sex as non‑citizen 325
261AI.... Independent person to be present .................................................. 325
261AJ... Recording of identification tests ..................................................... 326
261AK.. Retesting ......................................................................................... 326
Subdivision C--Obligations relating to video recordings of identification tests 328
261AKADefinitions ...................................................................................... 328
261AKB................................................................... Accessing video recordings 329
261AKC................................................. Authorising access to video recordings 329
261AKDProviding video recordings .............................................................. 330
261AKE Unauthorised modification of video recordings .............................. 331
261AKF Unauthorised impairment of video recordings ................................ 331
261AKGMeanings of unauthorised modification and unauthorised
impairment etc.
............................................................................... 332
261AKHDestroying video recordings ........................................................... 332
Division 13AB--Identification of minors and incapable persons 333
261AL... Minors ............................................................................................ 333
261AM. Incapable persons ........................................................................... 334
Division 13A--Automatic forfeiture of things used in certain offences 335
Subdivision A--Automatic forfeiture 335
261A..... Forfeiture of things used in certain offences ................................... 335
Subdivision B--Seizure 336
261B..... Seizure of things used in certain offences ....................................... 336
Subdivision C--Dealing with things seized as automatically forfeited 336
261C..... Application of this Subdivision ...................................................... 336
261D..... Notice of seizure ............................................................................. 336
261E...... Dealing with thing before it is condemned ...................................... 337
261F...... Thing condemned if not claimed in time ......................................... 338
261G..... Dealing with claim for thing ............................................................ 338
261H..... What happens if thing is claimed .................................................... 339
261I....... Dealing with thing after it is condemned ........................................ 340
Subdivision D--Operation of Division 340
261J...... Operation of Division ..................................................................... 340
Subdivision E--Minister's order that a thing not be condemned as forfeited 341
261K..... Minister's order that a thing not be condemned ............................. 341
An Act relating to the entry into, and presence in, Australia of aliens, and the departure or deportation from Australia of aliens and certain other persons
Notes to
the
Migration Act 1958 Note 1 The Migration Act 1958 as shown in this compilation
comprises Act No. 62, 1958 amended as indicated in the Tables below. The operation of subsection 8(2) of the Migration Amendment
Act 1983 is affected by section 16 of the Migration Laws Amendment
Act (No. 2) 1992. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 10 April 1997 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent information see Table A. The Migration Act 1958 is affected by regulation 4 of
the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential
Amendments) Regulations 2005 (SLI 2005 No. 28). Regulation 4 ceased to
have effect at the end of 31 December 2005. Table of Acts
|
Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|
|
62, 1958 |
8 Oct 1958 |
Part III (ss. |
|
|
|
|
Migration Act 1964 |
87, 1964 |
5 Nov 1964 |
5 Nov 1964 |
-- |
|
|
Migration Act 1966 |
10, 1966 |
6 May 1966 |
6 May 1966 |
S. 3(2) |
|
|
Migration Act 1973 |
16, 1973 |
11 Apr 1973 |
11 Apr 1973 |
-- |
|
|
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
|
|
91, 1976 |
20 Sept 1976 |
S. 3: (a) |
|
||
|
117, 1979 |
29 Oct 1979 |
Ss. 1, 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7, 11-14, |
Ss. 9(2), (3) and 22(2) |
|
|
|
118, 1979 |
29 Oct 1979 |
-- |
|
||
|
89, 1980 |
29 May 1980 |
S. 3: 1 July 1980 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette
1980, No. S146) |
-- |
|
|
|
175, 1980 |
17 Dec 1980 |
Ss. 3(2), 4, 7(2), 9, 12 and 13: 23 Jan 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. G3, p. 30) |
|
||
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59, 1989 |
19 June 1989 |
(see 59, 1989 below) |
-- |
|
|
|
61, 1981 |
12 June 1981 |
Ss. 58 and 59: 1 Nov 1979 (b) |
|
||
|
Off‑shore Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982 |
51, 1982 |
16 June 1982 |
Part VI (ss. |
-- |
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
165, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
S. 3: (d) |
|
||
|
Migration Amendment (Emigration of Certain Children) Act 1983 |
73, 1983 |
28 Oct 1983 |
25 Nov 1983 (see s. 2) |
-- |
|
|
112, 1983 |
13 Dec 1983 |
2 Apr 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S119) |
|
||
|
22, 1984 |
26 Apr 1984 |
Part VII (ss. |
-- |
|
|
|
72, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
S. 3: 23 July 1984 (f) |
-- |
|
|
|
123, 1984 |
19 Oct 1984 |
-- |
|
||
|
71, 1986 |
24 June 1986 |
-- |
|
||
|
Intelligence and Security (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 |
102, 1986 |
17 Oct 1986 |
-- |
|
|
|
168, 1986 |
18 Dec 1986 |
S. 5(1) and (2) |
|
||
|
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Consequential Amendments) Act 1987 |
86, 1987 |
5 June 1987 |
S. 3: 1 Aug 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S225) |
-- |
|
|
104, 1987 |
6 Nov 1987 |
Parts I-V (ss. |
-- |
|
|
|
133, 1987 |
16 Dec 1987 |
Ss. 3-5: 16 Sept 1987 |
-- |
|
|
|
141, 1987 |
18 Dec 1987 |
S. 5(1), (13) and (14) |
|
||
|
5, 1988 |
9 Mar 1988 |
-- |
|
||
|
38, 1988 |
3 June 1988 |
S. 3: (k) |
|||
|
49, 1988 |
15 June 1988 |
1 July 1988 |
-- |
||
|
151, 1988 |
26 Dec 1988 |
Ss. 1, 2, 3(1) and 11: Royal Assent |
-- |
||
|
59, 1989 |
19 June 1989 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent |
|||
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 |
159, 1989 |
18 Dec 1989 |
S. 4: 19 Dec 1989 (see s. 2(2)) |
-- |
|
|
180, 1989 |
28 Dec 1989 |
19 Dec 1989 (see s. 2) |
-- |
||
|
61, 1989 |
19 June 1989 |
-- |
|||
|
Petroleum (Australia‑Indonesia Zone of
Cooperation) |
37, 1990 |
7 June 1990 |
18 Feb 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1991, No. S47) |
-- |
|
|
70, 1991 |
25 June 1991 |
(l) |
-- |
||
|
86, 1991 |
26 June 1991 |
Ss. 3(a), (b), (e), 5-7, 8(e), (h), (i), 9-14, 20 and
23(b): 26 Dec 1991 |
|||
|
196, 1991 |
18 Dec 1991 |
15 Jan 1992 |
|
||
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
175, 1992 |
16 Dec 1992 |
(see 175, 1992 below) |
-- |
|
|
|
198, 1991 |
18 Dec 1991 |
18 Dec 1991 (see s. 2) |
-- |
|
|
|
24, 1992 |
6 May 1992 |
Ss. 1-3 and 7: Royal Assent |
|
||
|
84, 1992 |
30 June 1992 |
30 June 1992 |
|
||
|
85, 1992 |
30 June 1992 |
21 Sept 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S262) |
|
||
|
175, 1992 |
16 Dec 1992 |
-- |
|
||
|
176, 1992 |
16 Dec 1992 |
Ss. 1-3 and 5: |
|
||
|
184, 1992 |
17 Dec 1992 |
Ss. 1, 2 and 31: Royal Assent |
S. 2 (am. by 59, 1993, |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59, 1993 |
28 Oct 1993 |
(see 59, 1993 below) |
|
||
|
60, 1994 |
9 Apr 1994 |
S. 84: (n) |
-- |
|
|
|
43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 3 (items 42, 43): 17 Dec 1992 (o) |
-- |
|
|
|
113, 1998 |
11 Dec 1998 |
Schedule 8 (item 2): 7 Dec 1992 (oa) |
-- |
|
|
|
Migration (Offences and Undesirable Persons) Amendment Act 1992 |
213, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
|
||
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59, 1993 |
28 Oct 1993 |
(see 59, 1993 below) |
|
||
|
International Labour Organisation (Compliance with Conventions) Act 1992 |
220, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
-- |
|
|
235, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
-- |
|
|
|
59, 1993 |
28 Oct 1993 |
Ss. 6-8, 11, |
|
||
|
14, 1994 |
19 Jan 1994 |
19 Jan 1994 |
|
||
|
20, 1994 |
15 Feb 1994 |
1 Aug 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289) |
-- |
|
|
|
60, 1994 |
9 Apr 1994 |
-- |
|
||
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 3 (item 41): 9 Apr 1994 (q) |
-- |
|
|
|
136, 1994 |
15 Nov 1994 |
15 Nov 1994 |
Sch. (item 3) |
|
|
|
1, 1995 |
17 Feb 1995 |
17 Feb 1995 |
|
||
|
International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 |
19, 1995 |
29 Mar 1995 |
S. 3: 28 Aug 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S323) |
-- |
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 3 (items 35, 36): 29 Mar 1995 (r) |
-- |
|
|
|
85, 1995 |
1 July 1995 |
Schedule 10 (item 4): |
-- |
|
|
|
100, 1995 |
15 Sept 1995 |
Schedule 1 (items 2-4, 6, 7, 11, 12): (t) |
Sch. 1 (item 17) |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
113, 1998 |
11 Dec 1998 |
Schedule 8 (items 3-5): 15 Sept 1995 (ta) |
-- |
|
|
|
102, 1995 |
18 Sept 1995 |
Ss. 1(2), 5, 8 and 9: 1 Nov 1989 |
Ss. 3, 4 and 10-12 |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
100, 1995 |
15 Sept 1995 |
(see 100, 1995 above) |
-- |
|
|
|
110, 1995 |
29 Sept 1995 |
Schedule 2: 1 Nov 1995 (see Gazette 1995,
No. GN43) |
|
||
|
140, 1995 |
12 Dec 1995 |
Schedule 1 (Part 8): 11 June 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. GN5) (v) |
-- |
|
|
|
175, 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
16 Dec 1995 |
-- |
|
|
|
25, 1996 |
28 June 1996 |
28 June 1996 |
-- |
|
|
|
43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 5 (item 86): Royal Assent (w) |
-- |
|
|
|
27, 1997 |
10 Apr 1997 |
Schedule 1: 1 May 1997 (see Gazette
1997, No. S168) |
Sch. 1 (items 29, 30) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
92, 1997 |
30 June 1997 |
30 June 1997 |
-- |
|
|
|
Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997 |
118, 1997 |
7 July 1997 |
Schedule 1 (item 48): Royal Assent (x) |
-- |
|
|
150, 1997 |
17 Oct 1997 |
Schedule 2 (items 8, 9): Royal Assent (y) |
-- |
|
|
|
205, 1997 |
17 Dec 1997 |
Schedule 1 (items 67, 68): Royal Assent |
Sch. 1 |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 615, 616): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (zaa) |
-- |
|
|
113, 1998 |
11 Dec 1998 |
Schedule 1, Schedule 2 (Part 1) and
Schedule 3: 1 June 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S51) (za) |
Sch. 1 (Part 2), Sch. 2 (Part 2), Sch. 3 (Part 2) and Sch. 5 (Part 2) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Electronic Transactions and Methods of Notification) Act 2001 |
58, 2001 |
28 June 2001 |
(see 58, 2001 below) |
-- |
|
|
129, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
(see 129, 2001 below) |
-- |
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Strengthening of Provisions relating to Character and Conduct) Act 1998 |
114, 1998 |
11 Dec 1998 |
1 June 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. GN6) |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
129, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
(see 129, 2001 below) |
-- |
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Temporary Safe Haven Visas) Act 1999 |
34, 1999 |
20 May 1999 |
Schedule 1 (item 11): (zb) |
|
|
|
89, 1999 |
16 July 1999 |
Ss. 1-3: Royal Assent |
Sch. 3 [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 607-614): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (zd) |
-- |
|
|
160, 1999 |
8 Dec 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-29, 33-63, |
Sch. 1 (items 13, 63, 70) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999 |
161, 1999 |
10 Dec 1999 |
Schedule 3 (items 1, 40-43): (zf) |
-- |
|
|
175, 1999 |
22 Dec 1999 |
Schedule 2: |
Sch. 2 (items 7, 8) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
129, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
(see 129, 2001 below) |
-- |
|
|
|
9, 2000 |
7 Mar 2000 |
2 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S328) |
Sch. 3 (items 20, 27, 34, 35) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
25, 2000 |
3 Apr 2000 |
|
|||
|
28, 2000 |
3 Apr 2000 |
Schedules 1-4, |
Sch. 1 (item 2),
Sch. 2 (item 4), Sch. 3 (item 3) and Sch. 9 (items 6-9) |
|
|
|
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 |
137, 2000 |
24 Nov 2000 |
Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11,
32): Royal Assent |
Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A] |
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9, 2006 |
23 Mar 2006 |
Schedule 2 (item 16): (zha) |
-- |
|
|
|
Education Services for Overseas Students (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2000 |
166, 2000 |
21 Dec 2000 |
Schedule 3: 4 June 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S175) (zi) |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000 |
168, 2000 |
21 Dec 2000 |
Schedule 1: 4 June
2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN19) |
Sch. 3 (item 7) and
Sch. 4 (items 3, 4) |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Integrity of Regional Migration Schemes) Act 2001 |
33, 2001 |
28 Apr 2001 |
Schedule 1 (item 4):
(zj) |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Electronic Transactions and Methods of Notification) Act 2001 |
58, 2001 |
28 June 2001 |
Schedule 4 (item 1):
28 Apr 2000 |
Sch. 1 (item 20) [see Table A] |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001 |
85, 2001 |
18 July 2001 |
Schedule 1 (item 5):
(zl) |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
97, 2001 |
22 Aug 2001 |
19 Sept 2001 |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act (No. 2) 2001 |
105, 2001 |
17 Sept 2001 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal
Assent |
-- |
|
|
Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001 |
126, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
|
|
|
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001 |
127, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
|
|
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 |
128, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 (see s. 2) |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
|
|
129, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
Schedule 1 (items 6-11)
and Schedule 2 (items 5-7): 1 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No.
S406) |
Sch. 1 (items 5, |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
141, 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
Schedule 4 (item 19): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
|
|
130, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
21 Dec 2001 (zn) |
-- |
|
|
|
131, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
Sch. 1 (items 7-10) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
134, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
Schedule 1: 2 Oct
2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S406) |
Sch. 1 (item 8) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Service Legislation Amendment Act 2001 |
157, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
Schedule 3: (zo) |
Sch. 1 (item 30), Sch. 3 (item 18), Sch. 4 (items 9, 10) and Sch. 5 (item 2) [see Table A] |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Transitional Movement) Act 2002 |
10, 2002 |
4 Apr 2002 |
Schedule 1: 12 Apr 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. S105) |
-- |
|
|
35, 2002 |
26 June 2002 |
Schedule 1 (items 3,
5, 9-17): 1 Nov 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN38) |
Sch. 1 (items 8, 17) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 |
42, 2002 |
27 June 2002 |
Schedules 1-7: 26
Sept 2002 (see s. 2(1) (item 2) and Gazette 2002, No.
GN38) |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Procedural Fairness) Act 2002 |
60, 2002 |
3 July 2002 |
4 July 2002 |
Sch. 1 (items 7, 8) [see Table A] |
|
|
64, 2002 |
5 July 2002 |
Schedule 6 (item 9): 5 Jan 2003 |
-- |
|
|
|
65, 2002 |
5 July 2002 |
Schedule 1 (items 14-18): 6 July 2002 |
Sch. 1 (item 18) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Advice Industry) Act 2003 |
3, 2003 |
24 Feb 2003 |
24 Feb 2003 |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Act 2003 |
5, 2003 |
19 Mar 2003 |
Schedule 1: (zp) |
-- |
|
|
Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 |
10, 2003 |
2 Apr 2003 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-52,
54-75, |
-- |
|
|
41, 2003 |
3 June 2003 |
Schedule 3 (items 14, 42): Royal Assent |
Sch. 3 (item 42) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Protected Information) Act 2003 |
75, 2003 |
15 July 2003 |
Schedule 1 (items 5A-5D,
6A, 8) and Schedule 2: 16 July 2003 |
Sch. 1 (items 7, 8) [see Table A] |
|
|
90, 2003 |
23 Sept 2003 |
Schedule 1: 24 Sept 2003 |
Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Sponsorship Measures) Act 2003 |
99, 2003 |
14 Oct 2003 |
14 Oct 2003 |
Sch. 2 (item 2) [see Table A] |
|
|
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2003 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2003 |
122, 2003 |
5 Dec 2003 |
Schedule 3 (item 2): 1 July 2004 |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Identification and Authentication) Act 2004 |
2, 2004 |
27 Feb 2004 |
Schedule 1: 27 Aug 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 35) [see Table A] |
|
|
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004 |
25, 2004 |
25 Mar 2004 |
Schedule 2 (item 34):
(zq) |
-- |
|
|
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents Integrity Measures) Act 2004 |
48, 2004 |
21 Apr 2004 |
Schedule 1: 1 July
2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN23) |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
|
Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 |
64, 2004 |
22 June 2004 |
Schedule 2 (item 9): 1 July 2004 |
-- |
|
|
Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2005 |
7, 2005 |
18 Feb 2005 |
Ss. 4-11 and Schedule 1:
1 July 2005 (see s. 2(1)) |
-- |
|
|
38, 2005 |
1 Apr 2005 |
Schedule 1 (item 226): 16 May 2005 |
-- |
|
|
|
79, 2005 |
29 June 2005 |
Schedule 1 (item 17):
(zr) |
Sch. 1 (items 20, 21) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Act 2005 |
99, 2005 |
6 July 2005 |
Schedule 1 (item 59): (zs) |
-- |
|
|
Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005 |
103, 2005 |
23 Aug 2005 |
Schedule 2 (items 1-9):
24 Aug 2005 |
Sch. 2 (items 9, 12) [see Table A] |
|
|
137, 2005 |
15 Nov 2005 |
Schedule 1: 1 Dec 2005 (see F2005L03684) |
Sch. 1 (items |
|
|
|
141, 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
Schedule 1,
Schedule 2 (item 27) and Schedule 4 (items 1-18, 20): Royal
Assent |
Sch. 1 (item 5) and Sch. 4 (item 20) [see Table A] |
|
|
|
Anti‑Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005 |
144, 2005 |
14 Dec 2005 |
Schedule 7 (items 13,
14): 11 Jan 2006 |
-- |
|
|
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006 |
17, 2006 |
29 Mar 2006 |
Schedule 2 (items 46, 47): 1 July 2008 (see s. 2(1) and F2008L02273) |
-- |
|
|
25, 2006 |
6 Apr 2006 |
Schedule 1 (item 15): 6 Oct 2006 |
-- |
|
|
|
as amended by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
141, 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
Schedule 2 (item 32): (zt) |
-- |
|
|
|
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 |
46, 2006 |
22 May 2006 |
Schedule 8 (item 102): 1 July 2006 |
-- |
|
|
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Act 2006 |
144, 2006 |
6 Dec 2006 |
Schedule 1, Schedule 2 (item 1),
Schedules 3 and 4: 1 Jan 2007 |
-- |
|
|
159, 2006 |
11 Dec 2006 |
Schedule 1: 1 Oct 2007 |
-- |
|
|
|
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006 |
165, 2006 |
12 Dec 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 854-869): 19 Feb 2007 (see F2007L00411) |
-- |
|
|
7, 2007 |
19 Feb 2007 |
Schedules 1 and 2: 19 Aug 2007 |
Sch. 1 (item 2) and Sch. 2 (item 5) [see Table A] |
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8, 2007 |
15 Mar 2007 |
Schedule 4 (items 18, 19): Royal Assent |
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Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 |
21, 2007 |
15 Mar 2007 |
Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see
s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) |
Sch. 3 (item 22) (rep. by 63, 2007, Sch. 1 [item 67]) |
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Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007 |
63, 2007 |
15 Apr 2007 |
Schedule 1 (items 66, 67): (see 63, 2007 below) |
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62, 2007 |
15 Apr 2007 |
Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see F2007L01792) |
Sch. 1 (item 4) and Sch. 2 (items 35, 36) [see Table A] |
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Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007 |
63, 2007 |
15 Apr 2007 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-65, 71, 72) and Schedule 2: 1 May
2007 (see F2007L01135) |
Sch. 1 (items 61, 64, 65, 71, 72) and Sch. 2 (item 2) [see Table A] |
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Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Act 2007 |
70, 2007 |
28 May 2007 |
Schedule 1: 1 July 2007 |
Sch. 1 (item 26) [see Table A] |
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73, 2007 |
28 May 2007 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-16): 1 July 2007 (see F2007L01795) |
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87, 2007 |
21 June 2007 |
22 June 2007 |
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100, 2007 |
28 June 2007 |
29 June 2007 |
Sch. 1 (item 33) [see Table A] |
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Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Act 2008 |
36, 2008 |
24 June 2008 |
Schedule 3 (items 67-69): 24 June 2009 |
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73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 1 (items 32, 33): (zw) |
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85, 2008 |
15 Sept 2008 |
Schedule 1 and Schedule 4 (items 1-4, 6(1), (2)): 27 Oct 2008 (see F2008L03538) |
Sch. 1 (items |
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112, 2008 |
31 Oct 2008 |
Schedule 1 (items 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11, 12, 14, 16-19, 21-27,
29): 5 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04521) |
Sch. 1 (item 29) [see Table A] |
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Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008 |
117, 2008 |
21 Nov 2008 |
Schedule 3 (items 19, 20): 22 Nov 2008 |
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Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 |
144, 2008 |
9 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 10 (items 12A, |
Sch. 10 (items 24, 28, 33, 43, 47, 64, 69) [see Table A] |
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Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Act 2008 |
159, 2008 |
18 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 1: 14 Sept 2009 (see F2009L02375) |
Sch. 1 (items |
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Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2009 |
10, 2009 |
25 Feb 2009 |
Schedules 1-3: 15 Mar 2009 (see F2009L01026) |
Sch. 1 (item 17), Sch. 2 (item 7) and Sch. 3 (item 2) [see Table A] |
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Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009 |
33, 2009 |
22 May 2009 |
Schedule 2 (item 42): 23 May 2009 |
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Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 |
54, 2009 |
25 June 2009 |
Schedule 12 (item 4): (zy) |
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Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Act 2009 |
69, 2009 |
8 July 2009 |
Schedule 1: 14 Sept 2009 (see F2009L03098) |
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Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 |
70, 2009 |
8 July 2009 |
Schedule 3 (items 43, 44): 5 Aug 2009 |
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Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009 |
85, 2009 |
18 Sept 2009 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-25, |
Sch. 1 (items 8, 25, 33) [see Table A] |
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Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009 |
91, 2009 |
22 Sept 2009 |
Schedule 1 (items 250, 251): Royal Assent |
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(a) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by section 3 only of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:
(7) The amendments of each other Act specified in the Schedule made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.
(b) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by sections 58-60 and 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsections 2(1) and (7) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(7) Sections 58 and 59 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 November 1979.
(c) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Part VI (sections 42-51) only of the Off‑shore Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(d) The Off‑shore Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(16) of which provides as follows:
(16) The amendment of the Off‑shore Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 14 July 1982.
(e) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Part VII (sections 17-21) only of the Torres Strait Treaty (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) This Act, other than Part X, shall come into operation on the day fixed under section 2 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.
(f) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(g) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Part X (sections 171-175) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the fifty‑sixth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(h) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986, subsections 2(1) and (8) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(8) The repeal and re‑enactment of section 5A of the Migration Act 1958 by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(j) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsections 2(1) and (23) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(23) The amendments of paragraph 67(1)(c) of the Migration Act 1958 made by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation for the purposes of this subsection.
(k) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988, subsection 2(6) of which provides as follows:
(6) The amendment of the Migration Act 1958 made by this Act shall be taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Part VI of the Sea Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1987.
Part VI commenced on 3 November 1987.
(l) Section 2 of the Social Security (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991 provides as follows:
2 This Act commences immediately after the Social Security Act 1991 commences.
The Social Security Act 1991 came into operation on 1 July 1991.
(m) Subsection 2(2) of the Migration Laws Amendment Act 1992 provides as follows:
(2) Part 3 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991.
The Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 came into operation on 15 January 1992.
(n) The Migration Reform Act 1992 was amended by section 84 only of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Section 84 and Schedule 2 are taken to have commenced immediately after the Migration Reform Act 1992 received the Royal Assent.
The Migration Reform Act 1992 received the Royal Assent on 17 December 1992.
(o) The Migration Reform Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 42 and 43) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.
(oa) Subsection 2(5) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 provides as follows:
(5) Item 2 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 7 December 1992 immediately after the Migration Reform Act 1992 received the Royal Assent.
(p) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by sections 3-83 only of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992.
Section 3 commenced on 1 September 1994.
(q) The Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 41) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.
(r) The International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 35 and 36) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.
(s) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 10 (item 4) only of the Customs, Excise and Bounty Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:
(5) Schedules 2 and 3, items 1, 26 to 45, 49 to 53 and 56 and 67 of Schedule 4, Schedule 6, items 6 to 11 of Schedule 7 and Schedules 8 and 10 commence on 1 July 1995.
(t) Subsections 2(2) and (3) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995 provide as follows:
(2) Items 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 83 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994.
(3) Item 18 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Migration (Delayed Visa Applications) Tax Act 1992.
Section 83 commenced on 1 September 1994.
The Migration (Delayed Visa Applications) Tax Act 1992 came into operation on 1 September 1994.
(ta) Subsections 2(6)-(8) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 provide as follows:
(6) Item 3 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 15 September 1995, immediately after the commencement of subsection 2(3) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995.
(7) Item 4 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 15 September 1995, immediately after the commencement of subsection 2(4) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995.
(8) Item 5 of Schedule 8 is taken to have commenced on 15 September 1995, immediately after the commencement of subsection 2(5) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995.
(u) Subsections 2(1) and (3) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 6) 1995 provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act is taken to have commenced immediately before the commencement of section 19 of the Migration Reform Act 1992.
(3) Sections 6 and 7 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment Act (No. 4) 1992.
Section 19 commenced on 1 September 1994.
The Migration Amendment Act (No. 4) 1992 came into operation on 24 December 1992.
(v) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by the Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) The amendments made by Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 commence on the commencement of section 31 of the Family Law Reform Act 1995.
(w) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 86) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(x) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 48) only of the Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(y) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 8 and 9) only of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(z) Subsection 2(1) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997 provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences immediately before 21 March 1998.
(zaa) The Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 615 and 616) only of the Public Service Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(za) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedules 1-6 only of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, subsections 2(2) and (3) of which provide as follows:
(2) Subject to subsection (3), Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) If Schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(zb) Subsection 2(2) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Temporary Safe Haven Visas) Act 1999 provides as follows:
(2) Item 11 of Schedule 1 commences immediately after the commencement of item 10 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998.
Item 10 commenced on 1 June 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S51).
(zc) Subsection 2(3) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 provides as follows:
(3) Item 3 of Schedule 1 commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999.
The Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999 has not been enacted. Therefore this amendment does not commence.
(zd) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 607-614) only of the Public Service Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(ze) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Border Protection Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(2), (3) and (6) of which provide as follows:
(2) Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999.
(3) Part 5 of Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 September 1994, immediately after the commencement of section 83 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994.
(6) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
Schedule 2 to the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 commenced on 11 December 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S485).
(zf) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1 and 40-43) only of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), Schedule 3 commences immediately after the commencement of the other Schedules to this Act.
The other Schedules to this Act commence on Royal Assent.
(zg) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 36) only of the Timor Gap Treaty (Transitional Arrangements) Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Sections 3 to 7 and Schedules 1 and 2 (other than items 18 to 25 of Schedule 2) are taken to have commenced at the transition time. [see Table A]
(zh) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000, subsections 2(2), (5), (7) and (11) of which provide as follows:
(2) Subject to subsection (3), Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(5) If this Act receives the Royal Assent after the date of commencement of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, then, subject to subsection (8), Part 1 of Schedule 5 to this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(7) If this Act receives the Royal Assent on or after the date of commencement of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, Part 2 of Schedule 5 to this Act does not commence and is taken not to have been enacted.
(11) If an Act entitled Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2000 has been enacted but has not commenced on or before 1 June 1999, or has not been enacted on or before that date, and this Act receives the Royal Assent after that date, Schedule 9 is taken to have commenced on 1 June 1999.
(zha) Subsection 2(1) (item 31) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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31. Schedule 2, item 16 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 for the commencement of item 277 of Schedule 2 to that Act. |
24 May 2001 |
(zi) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the Education Services for Overseas Students (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2000, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(zj) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Integrity of Regional Migration Schemes) Act 2001, subsections 2(1) and (3)(b) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act (other than item 4 of Schedule 1) commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) Item 4 of Schedule 1 commences at the later of the following times:
(b) the commencement of Parts 4 to 10 of the Act that establishes the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Note: The short title of the Act that establishes the Administrative Review Tribunal is either the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2000 or the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001.
The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore this amendment does not commence.
(zk) Subsections 2(5) and (6) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Electronic Transactions and Methods of Notification) Act 2001 provide as follows:
(5) Item 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act commences immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000.
(6) Item 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act commences immediately after the commencement of item 12 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998.
Item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000 commenced on 1 March 2001.
Item 12 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 commenced on 1 June 1999.
(zl) The Migration Act 1958 was amended by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001, subsections 2(1) and (4)(b) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act (other than item 5 of Schedule 1) commences on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(4) Item 5 of Schedule 1 commences or is taken to have commenced:
(b) when item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 commences, if that item commences after item 4 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences.
Item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 commenced on 19 September 2001.
(zm) Subsections 2(4), (4A) and (6) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001 provide as follows:
(4) Part 1 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 1 June 1999, immediately after the commencement of item 23 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Strengthening of Provisions relating to Character and Conduct) Act 1998.
(4A) Item 7A of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 16 December 1999, immediately after the commencement of item 11 of Schedule 1 to the Border Protection Legislation Amendment Act 1999.
(6) Item 10 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 1 March 2000, immediately after the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1999.
(zn) Section 2 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 2001 provides as follows:
2 This Act commences on 21 December 2001, immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.
(zo) Subsections 2(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of the Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Service Legislation Amendment Act 2001 provide as follows:
(4) Schedule 3 commences immediately after the later of the following:
(a) the commencement of section 1;
(b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001.
(5) Items 1, 2, 3 and 9 of Schedule 4 do not commence if Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001 commences on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(6) Subject to subsection (5), items 1, 2, 3 and 9 of Schedule 4 commence immediately after the later of the following:
(a) the commencement of section 1;
(b) the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001.
(7) Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 4 commence immediately after the later of the following:
(a) the commencement of section 1;
(b) the commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001.
(8) Schedule 5 commences immediately after the later of the following:
(a) the commencement of section 1;
(b) the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 6) 2001.
Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001 commenced on 2 October 2001.
Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001 and Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 6) 2001 commenced on 1 October 2001.
(zp) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Act 2003 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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2. Schedule 1 |
Immediately after the commencement of the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Amendment Act 2003 |
20 March 2003 |
(zq) Subsection 2(1) (items 21-23) of the Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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21. Schedule 2, item 33 |
The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004 commences before, or on the same day as, the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
25 March 2004 |
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22. Schedule 2, item 34 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if this Act receives the Royal Assent on a day that is before the day on which item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004 commences. |
Does not commence |
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23. Schedule 2, item 35 |
Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 21 or table item 22, whichever of those provision(s) commences. |
25 March 2004 |
(zr) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Migration Amendment (Detention Arrangements) Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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3. Schedule 1, item 17 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Litigation Reform Act 2005. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
1 December 2005 (paragraph (b) applies) |
(zs) Subsection 2(1) (items 3 and 10) of the Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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3. Schedule 1, item 5 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 2 years beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provisions are repealed on the first day after the end of that period. |
Repealed on 6 July 2007 |
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10. Schedule 1, item 59 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005; and (b) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all unless both of the events mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) occur. |
Does not commence |
(zt) Subsection 2(1) (items 4 and 7) of the Migration and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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4. Schedule 2, item 26 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006. However, if item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006 does not commence at or before the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) do not commence at all. |
Does not commence |
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7. Schedule 2, item 32 |
Immediately before the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006. However, if item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006 commences at or before the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) do not commence at all. |
6 October 2006 |
(zu) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 4-7) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
1 May 2007 (see F2007L01135) |
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4. Schedule 1, items 66 and 67 |
Immediately before the commencement of Schedules 1 and 3 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007. However, items 66 and 67 of Schedule 1 to this Act do not commence at all if Schedules 1 and 3 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 commence at or before the time that the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence. |
1 July 2007 |
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5. Schedule 1, item 68 |
The later of: (a) the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
1 July
2007
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6. Schedule 1, item 69 |
At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, item 69 of Schedule 1 to this Act does not commence at all if Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 does not commence at or before that time. |
Does not commence |
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7. Schedule 1, item 70 |
Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007. However, item 70 of Schedule 1 to this Act does not commence at all if Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 commences at or before the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence. |
1 July 2007 |
(zv) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 4) of the Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Act 2007 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
1 July 2007 (see F2007L01795) |
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4. Schedule 1, item 17 |
Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, if items 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Visa Integrity) Act 2007 do not commence at the same time as or before the provisions covered by table item 2 commence, the provision(s) do not commence at all. |
Does not commence |
(zw) Subsection 2(1) (item 23) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2008 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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23. Schedule 1, items 32 and 33 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000. |
1 March 2001 |
(zx) Subsection 2(1) (items 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9) of the Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1, items 1 and 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
5 December 2008
(see |
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3. Schedule 1, item 3 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
5 December 2008 (paragraph (a) applies) |
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5. Schedule 1, item 5 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
5 December 2008 (paragraph (a) applies) |
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7. Schedule 1, item 13 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 26 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
5 December 2008 (paragraph (a) applies) |
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9. Schedule 1, item 15 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 26 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
5 December 2008 (paragraph (a) applies) |
(zy) Subsection 2(1) (item 35) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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35. Schedule 12, item 4 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2‑4 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Act 2008. |
14 September 2009 (paragraph (b) applies) |
(zz) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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3. Schedule 1, Part 2 |
At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, if Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Act 2008 commences at or before that time, the provision(s) do not commence at all. |
Does not commence |
The amendment history of the Migration Act 1958 after renumbering by the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989 (No. 59, 1989) and the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994 (No. 60, 1994) appears in the Table below.
Table of Amendments
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How affected |
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Title ...................................... |
am. No. 112, 1983 |
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Part 1 |
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S. 3 ...................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973; No. 112, 1983; No. 59, 1989; No. 184, 1992 |
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S. 3A .................................... |
ad. No. 102, 1995 |
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S. 3B .................................... |
ad. No. 160, 1999 |
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S. 4 ...................................... |
ad. No. 184, 1992 |
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am. No. 60, 1994 |
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S. 4AA ................................. |
ad. No. 79, 2005 |
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S. 4A .................................... |
ad. No. 97, 2001 |
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S. 5 ...................................... |
am. No. 10, 1966; No. 216, 1973; No. 91, 1976; Nos. 117 and 118, 1979; Nos. 89 and 175, 1980; No. 51, 1982; No. 112, 1983; Nos. 22 and 123, 1984; No. 168, 1986; Nos. 86, 104 and 141, 1987; Nos. 38, 49 and 151, 1988; No. 59, 1989 (as am. by No. 159, 1989); No. 37, 1990; Nos. 70, 86 and 196, 1991; Nos. 24, 84 and 176, 1992; No. 184, 1992 (as am. by No. 59, 1993); No. 59, 1993; Nos. 14, 20 and 60, 1994; No. 100, 1995; Nos. 27 and 205, 1997; No. 113, 1998; No. 160, 1999; Nos. 25, 28, 137 and 168, 2000; Nos. 85, 97, 126, 127, 128 and 134, 2001; No. 10, 2002; Nos. 5, 10 and 99, 2003; Nos. 2 and 64, 2004; Nos. 7, 79, 103 and 137, 2005; Nos. 17 and 165, 2006; Nos. 62, 63 and 73, 2007; Nos. 36, 117, 144 and 159, 2008 |
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S. 5A .................................... |
ad. No. 2, 2004 |
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am. No. 63, 2007 |
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S. 5B .................................... |
ad. No. 2, 2004 |
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am. Nos. 62 and 63, 2007 |
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ad. No. 2, 2004 |
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Ss. 5CA, 5CB........................ |
ad. No. 144, 2008 |
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ad. No. 2, 2004 |
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S. 5E .................................... |
ad. No. 137, 2005 |
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Ss. 5F, 5G............................. |
ad. No. 144, 2008 |
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S. 6 ...................................... |
ad. No. 184, 1992 |
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S. 7 ...................................... |
ad. No. 175, 1980 |
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rs. No. 168, 1986 |
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am. No. 118, 1997 |
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S. 7A .................................... |
ad. No. 126, 2001 |
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S. 8 ...................................... |
ad. No. 51, 1982 |
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am. No. 104, 1987 |
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S. 9 ...................................... |
ad. No. 104, 1987 |
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S. 10 .................................... |
ad. No. 59, 1989 |
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am. No. 184, 1992 |
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S. 11 .................................... |
ad. No. 59, 1989 |
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am. No. 184, 1992 (as am. by No. 60, 1994); No. 60, 1994 |
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S. 12 .................................... |
ad. No. 59, 1989 |
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Part 2 |
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Heading to Part 2 ................. |
rs. No. 112, 1983; No. 184, 1992 |
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Division 1 |
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Heading to Div. 1 of Part 2 ... |
am. No. 151, 1988 |
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rs. No. 184, 1992 |
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Div. 1 of Part 2 ..................... |
ad. No. 59, 1989 |
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S. 13 .................................... |
am. No. 117, 1979; No. 175, 1980; No. 112, 1983; No. 133, 1987; Nos. 49 and 151, 1988 |
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rs. No. 59, 1989 (as am. by No. 159, 1989) |
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am. No. 84, 1992 |
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rs. No. 184, 1992 |
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am. No. 59, 1993; No. 60, 1994 |
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S. 14 .................................... |
am. No. 10, 1966; No. 117, 1979; No. 112, 1983; No. 133, 1987 |
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rs. No. 59, 1989 |
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am. No. 84, 1992 |
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rs. No. 184, 1992 |
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am. No. 59, 1993 |
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S. 15 .................................... |
am. No. 87, 1964; No. 10, 1966; No. 117, 1979; No. 61, 1981; No. 112, 1983; No. 22, 1984 |
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rs. No. 59, 1989; No. 184, 1992 |
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am. No. 60, 1994 |
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S. 16 .................................... |
am. No. 117, 1979; No. 112, 1983 |
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rs. No. 59, 1989 |
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am. No. 86, 1991 |
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rs. No. 184, 1992 |
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S. 17 .................................... |
rs. No. 117, 1979 |
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am. No. 141, 1987; No. 151, 1988 |
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rs. No. 59, 1989 |
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am. No. 184, 1992 |
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Division 2 |
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Heading to Div. 2 of Part 2 ... |
am. No. 184, 1992 |
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