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Division is to provide that certain decisions made by members of the Refugee Review Tribunal in their capacity as delegates of the Minister are to be treated as if they were decisions of the Tribunal for certain purposes.

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

Insertion of new section

32. After section 166BF of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Certain decisions made by members of the Tribunal in their capacity as delegates of the Minister to be treated as decisions of the Tribunal for certain purposes

"166BG.(1) This section applies to a decision under section 22AA if the decision was made:

  (a) by a member in his or her capacity as a delegate of the Minister; and

  (b) after 30 June 1993 and before the commencement of this section.

"(2) Despite anything in section 166B, the decision is not an RRT-reviewable decision.

  "(3) For the purposes of sections 166BD and 166BE:

    (a) the decision is taken to be a decision of the Tribunal made under section 166BC by way of the determination of an application for review of an RRT-reviewable decision; and

    (b) the applicant in relation to the decision is taken to have made that application for review.".

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

Division 7—Amendments relating to custody of certain non-citizens

Object of Division

33. The object of this Division is to make some technical amendments to Division 4B of Part 2 of the Principal Act.

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

Interpretation

34. Section 54K of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definition:

" 'boat' means a vessel of any description, but does not include an aircraft;".

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

Designated persons to be in custody

35. Section 54L of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2)(b) "or 115" and substituting ", 115, 166BE or 166HL".

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

PART 4—AMENDMENT OF THE MIGRATION (DELAYED VISA APPLICATIONS) TAX ACT 1992

Principal Act

36. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Migration (Delayed Visa Applications) Tax Act 19922:

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

Object of Part

37. The object of this Part is to defer the commencement date of the Principal Act from 1 November 1993 to