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This Act may be cited as the Migration Laws Amendment Act 1993.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

  (2) The following provisions commence on 1 September 1994:

  (a) sections 6 to 8 (inclusive);

  (b) section 11;

  (c) sections 14 to 17 (inclusive);

  (d) section 19.

(3) The following provisions are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1993:

  (a) sections 9 and 10;

  (b) Division 1 of Part 3;

  (c) sections 21, 22 and 23;

  (d) sections 25 and 26;

  (e) section 33;

  (f) section 35.

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF THE MIGRATION REFORM ACT 1992

Division 1—Principal Act

Principal Act

  3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Migration Reform Act 19921.

   Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Division 2—Deferral of the commencement date of certain provisions of the Principal Act from 1 November 1993 to 1 September 1994

Object of Division

4. The object of this Division is to provide for the deferral of the commencement date of certain provisions of the Principal Act from 1 November 1993 to 1 September 1994.

   Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Commencement

5. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) "1 November 1993" and substituting "1 September 1994".

   Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Transitional—refugee applications

6. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "1 November 1993" and substituting "1 September 1994".

Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is 1 September 1994.

Transitional—application

7. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "1 November 1993" (wherever occurring) and substituting "1 September 1994".

Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is 1 September 1994.

Repeal of section 41

  8. Section 41 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is 1 September 1994.

Division 3—Technical corrections

Object of Division

9. The object of this Division is to make some technical corrections to the Principal Act.

Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is 1 July 1993.

Commencement

10. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) Paragraphs 4(e) and (f) and sections 21 and 22 commence on 1 July 1993.".

Note: Under section 2, the commencement date of this provision is 1 July 1993.

Interpretation

11. Section 4