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those ports; and
         (b) appoint airports in the Territory of Christmas Island as proclaimed airports for the purposes of this Act and fix the limits of those airports."; and
     (d) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (4) "a Territory outside Australia" and substituting "an external Territory other than the Territory of Christmas Island".

4. After section 5 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part I:

Act to extend to Territory of Christmas Island
"5a. (1) This Act extends to the Territory of Christmas Island.
"(2) Subject to this Act, the Territory of Christmas Island—
     (a) shall be deemed to be part of Australia for the purposes of this Act; and
     (b) shall be deemed not to be a place outside Australia.".

Immigrant not to enter Australia without entry permit
5. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:
    "(2a) The Minister may, in accordance with this section and at the request or with the consent of an immigrant who has entered Australia, grant to the immigrant an entry permit other than a temporary entry permit."; and
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (5) ", subject to section 6a," after "or" (first occurring).

6. After section 6 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Conditions on which entry permits may be granted to immigrants after entry into Australia
"6a. (1) An entry permit shall not be granted to an immigrant after his entry into Australia unless one or more of the following conditions is fulfilled in respect of him, that is to say—
     (a) he has been granted, by instrument under the hand of a Minister, territorial asylum in Australia;
     (b) he is the spouse, child or aged parent of an Australian citizen or of the holder of an entry permit;
     (c) he is the holder of a temporary entry permit which is in force and the Minister has determined, by instrument in writing, that he has the status of refugee within the meaning of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees that was done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 or of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees that was done at New York on 31 January 1967;
     (d) he is the holder of a temporary entry permit which is in force, is authorized to work in Australia and is not a prescribed immigrant; or
     (e) he is the holder of a 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