Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00537:reg:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00537
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 3008–4322

deported from Australia under the Migration Act 1958; and
(c) immediately before last leaving Australia, was the holder of:
 (i) a special category visa; or
 (ii) a special purpose visa taken to have been granted on the basis of the person's status as an airline crew member or an airline positioning crew member.
       (2) The person is taken to have become a permanent resident on 1 July 2022 if the person was granted a special category visa before 1 July 2022.
        (3) The person is taken to have become a permanent resident on the day the person was granted a special category visa for the first time if the person was granted a special category visa between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.
        (4) The person is a permanent resident if subsection (1) applies to the person on or after 1 July 2023.
       (5) However, this section does not apply to a person who, when the person was last in Australia, was in Australia as:
(a) a diplomatic or consular representative of New Zealand; or
(b) the spouse or dependent child of a diplomatic or consular representative of New Zealand.
       (6) A reference in this section to a person who has been removed or deported from Australia under the Migration Act 1958 does not include a person covered by subregulation 5.15A(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994.