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Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001
No. 127, 2001
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001
No. 127, 2001
An Act to excise certain Australian territory from the migration zone under the Migration Act 1958 for purposes related to unauthorised arrivals, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s).................................. 4 Application of amendments........................
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001
No. 127, 2001
An Act to excise certain Australian territory from the migration zone under the Migration Act 1958 for purposes related to unauthorised arrivals, and for related purposes
[Assented to 27 September 2001]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
4 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Act apply to a visa application made after the excision time for the excised offshore place concerned.
Example: If a person becomes an offshore entry person by entering Australia at Christmas Island, then the amendments apply to any visa application made by the person after 2 pm on 8 September 2001 by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958
1 Subsection 5(1) Insert:
excised offshore place means any of the following: (a) the Territory of Christmas Island; (b) the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; (c) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; (d) any other external Territory that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; (e) any island that forms part of a State or Territory and is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; (f) an Australian sea installation; (g) an Australian resources installation.
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