Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:177
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 177
Character Range: 488282–489227

177  Interpretation
  In this Division:
boat means a vessel of any description, but does not include an aircraft.
commencement means the commencement of this Division.
designated person means a non‑citizen who:
 (a) has been on a boat in the territorial sea of Australia after 19 November 1989 and before 1 September 1994; and
 (b) has not presented a visa; and
 (c) is in the migration zone; and
 (d) has not been granted a visa; and
 (e) is a person to whom the Department has given a designation by:
 (i) determining and recording which boat he or she was on; and
 (ii) giving him or her an identifier that is not the same as an identifier given to another non‑citizen who was on that boat;
and includes a non‑citizen born in Australia whose mother is a designated person.
entry application, in relation to a person, means an application for:
 (a) a determination by the Minister that the person is a refugee; or
 (b) a visa for the person.