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temporary entry permit which is in force and there are strong compassionate or humanitarian grounds for the grant of an entry permit to him.

"(2) An entry permit shall not be granted to an immigrant in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph (1)(a) is fulfilled (whether or not any other condition specified in sub-section (1) is also fulfilled in respect of him) otherwise than by the Minister.

"(3) Subject to sub-section (2), an entry permit shall not be granted to an immigrant after his entry into Australia otherwise than by—
     (a) the Minister; or
     (b) an officer authorized by the Minister, by instrument in writing, to be an authorized officer for the purposes of this section.

"(4) In sub-section (1)—
     (a) a reference to an aged parent shall be read as a reference to a parent who has attained the age upon the attainment of which an age pension might be granted to him under the Social Services Act 1947;
     (b) a reference to a child of a person shall be read as a reference to a child of the person who is not married and—
         (i) has not attained the age of 18 years; or
         (ii) has attained the age of 18 years but has not attained the age of 21 years and has been determined by the Minister to be an integral part of the family of that person; and
     (c) a reference to a prescribed immigrant shall be read as a reference to—
         (i) the holder of a temporary entry permit who, in connection with his application, or last application, for a visa in respect of his travel to Australia acknowledged, in writing, that he understood and accepted that he would leave Australia on the completion of his studies or training in Australia;
         (ii) the holder of a temporary entry permit who is the spouse or a child of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (i) and was granted a temporary entry permit permitting him to enter Australia only by reason that he was the spouse or child of that person; or
         (iii) the holder of a temporary entry permit who, immediately before the grant of that temporary entry permit, was a person referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) or the spouse or dependent relative of such a person.

"(5) For the purposes of sub-section (4), the reference to a visa in sub-paragraph (c)(i) shall be read as including a reference to any visa or similar notation, or form of provisional authority to enter Australia, that was issued before 1 November 1979.

"(6) For the purposes of sub-section (1), but without limiting the manner in which a person may have been, or may be, authorized to