Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00394:clause:5_197c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00394
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 197C
Character Range: 158705–159339

197C  Australia's non‑refoulement obligations irrelevant to removal of unlawful non‑citizens under section 198
 (1) For the purposes of section 198, it is irrelevant whether Australia has non‑refoulement obligations in respect of an unlawful non‑citizen.
 (2) An officer's duty to remove as soon as reasonably practicable an unlawful non‑citizen under section 198 arises irrespective of whether there has been an assessment, according to law, of Australia's non‑refoulement obligations in respect of the non‑citizen.

Division 2—Amendments if this Act commences after the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015