Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 (Cth)

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012

No. 113, 2012

An Act to amend the law relating to migration, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Regional processing Migration Act 1958 Schedule 2—Other amendments Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 No. 113, 2012

An Act to amend the law relating to migration, and for other purposes

[Assented to 17 August 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act 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3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Regional processing

Migration Act 1958

1 At the end of section 4 Add: (5) To advance its object, this Act provides for the taking of offshore entry persons from Australia to a regional processing country.

2 Subsection 5(1) (note 1 at the end of the definition of immigration detention) Repeal the note, substitute: Note 1: Subsection 198AD(11) provides that being dealt with under subsection 198AD(3) does not amount to immigration detention.

3 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of offshore entry person) Before "entered", insert "has, at any time,".

4 Subsection 5(1) Insert: regional processing country means a country designated by the Minister under subsection 198AB(1) as a regional processing country.

5 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of transitory person) Before "section", insert "repealed".