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7—AMENDMENTS OF THE IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION)
CHARGE ACT 1992

PART 8—AMENDMENT OF THE MIGRATION (DELAYED VISA
APPLICATIONS) TAX ACT 1992

PART 9—AMENDMENTS OF THE MIGRATION (HEALTH SERVICES)
CHARGE ACT 1991

PART 10—AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS
ACT 1986

Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994

No. 60 of 1994

An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

                             [Assented to 9 April 1994]

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

Commencement

2.(1) Sections 1 and 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Section 84 and Schedule 2 are taken to have commenced immediately after the Migration Reform Act 1992 received the Royal Assent.

(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992.

Note: Section 3 of the Migration Reform Act 1992 commences on 1 September 1994

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE MIGRATION ACT 1958

Principal Act

  3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Migration Act 19581.

Interpretation

  4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting "only held if in force" from the definition of "holder" in subsection (1) and substituting "held during visa period";

    (b) by omitting paragraph (b) of the definition of "immigration detention" in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

      "(b) being held by, or on behalf of, an officer:

             (i) in a detention centre established under this Act; or

             (ii) in a prison or remand centre of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

             (iii) in a police station or watch house; or

             (iv) in relation to a non-citizen who is prevented, under section 87, from leaving a vessel—on that vessel; or

             (v) in another place approved by the Minister in writing;";

    (c) by omitting "or installation" (wherever occurring) from the definition of "master" in subsection (1);

    (d) by omitting "to" from subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition of "non-disclosable information" in subsection (1) and substituting "of";

    (e) by omitting paragraph (c) of the definition of "non-disclosable information" in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

         "(c) whose disclosure would found an action by a person, other than the Commonwealth, for breach of confidence;";

    (f) by omitting "force" from paragraph (c) of the definition of "old visa" in subsection (1) and substituting "effect";

    (g) by omitting ", except in paragraph (9)(b)," from the definition of "Territory" in subsection (1);

     (h) by inserting "or an installation" after "aircraft" in the definition of "vessel" in subsection (1);

    (i) by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "allowed inhabitant of the Protected Zone", "applicable pass mark", "assessed score" and "health criterion"