Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 199

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  an officer removes, or is about to remove, an unlawful non‑citizen; and

                     (b)  the spouse or de facto partner of that non‑citizen requests an officer to also be removed from Australia;

an officer may remove the spouse or de facto partner as soon as reasonably practicable.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  an officer removes, or is about to remove an unlawful non‑citizen; and

                     (b)  the spouse or de facto partner of that non‑citizen requests an officer to also be removed from Australia with a dependent child or children of that non‑citizen;

an officer may remove the spouse or de facto partner and dependent child or children as soon as reasonably practicable.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  an officer removes, or is about to remove, an unlawful non‑citizen; and

                     (b)  that non‑citizen requests an officer to remove a dependent child or children of the non‑citizen from Australia;

an officer may remove the dependent child or children as soon as reasonably practicable.