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his or her actions are in the public interest.

"(4) A statement under subsection (3) is not to include:

   (a) the name of the non-citizen; or

   (b) any information that may identify the non-citizen; or

    (c) if the Minister thinks that it would not be in the public interest to publish the name of another person connected in any way with the matter concerned—the name of that other person or any information that may identify that other person.

"(5) A statement under subsection (3) is to laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after:

    (a) if the determination is made between 1 January and 30 June (inclusive) in a year—1 July in that year; or

    (b) if the determination is made between 1 July and 31 December (inclusive) in a year-1 January in the following year.

"(6) The Minister does not have a duty to consider whether to exercise the power under subsection (1) in respect of any non-citizen, whether he or she is requested to do so by the non-citizen or by any other person, or in any other circumstances.".

Withdrawal of visa application

15. Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) "section 48" and substituting "sections 48 and 48A".

Only new information to be considered in later protection visa applications

16. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end:

    "Note: Section 48A prevents repeat applications for protection visas in most circumstances where the applicant is in the migration zone.".

Decisions reviewable by Federal Court

17. Section 475 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (2)(e) "48B, 91F" after "section".

Application of amendment of section 475

18. The amendment made by section 17 applies to decisions whether made before or after the commencement of this section.
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NOTE

Migration Act 1958

   1. No. 62, 1958, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 87, 1964; No. 10, 1966; Nos. 16 and 216, 1973; Nos. 37 and 91, 1976; Nos. 117 and 118, 1979; Nos. 89 and 175, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 51, 1982; Nos. 73 and 112, 1983; Nos. 22, 72 and 123, 1984; Nos 71, 102 and 168, 1986; Nos. 86, 104, 133 and 141, 1987; Nos. 5, 38, 49 and 151, 1988; Nos. 59 and 61, 1989; No. 37, 1990; Nos. 70, 86, 196 and 198, 1991; Nos. 24, 84, 85, 175, 176, 184, 213, 220 and 235, 1992; No. 59, 1993; and Nos. 14, 20 and 60, 1994.

NOTES ABOUT SECTION HEADINGS

   1. The alterations to the heading to section 35 (that is renumbered as section 87 by the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989) by