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Migration Amendment Act 1991

No. 86 of 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
  1.      Short title etc.
  2.      Commencement
  3.      Interpretation
  4.      Period of grace
  5.      Insertion of new sections:
           16a. Visas
           16b. Travel-only visas
  6.      Entry visas etc.
  7.      Repeal of section 18 and insertion of new section:
           18. Effect of entry visas
  8.      Circumstances in which non-citizens may become illegal entrants
  9.      Regulations may provide for visas
 10.      Grant or refusal of visas
 11.      Grant or refusal of entry permits
 12.      Repeal of section and insertion of new section:
             47. Permanent entry permit not to be granted to non-citizen after entry into Australia unless the non-citizen holds a temporary entry permit
 13.      Circumstances in which entry permits may be granted to statutory visitors after entry into Australia
 14.      Insertion of new Division:
         Division 4a—Unprocessed persons
           54a. Processing areas
           54b. Unprocessed persons
           54c. Restraint of unprocessed persons
           54d. Prohibited persons
           54e. Maintenance of prohibited persons
           54f. Removal of prohibited persons
           54g. Officers' powers of arrest
           54h. Daily maintenance amount
 15.      Deportation of illegal entrants

Section
 16.      Deportation order to be executed
 17.      Carriage of persons to Australia without documentation
 18.      Custody of prohibited entrant during stay of vessel in port
 19.      Custody of prohibited entrant during stay of aircraft in Australia
 20.      Insertion of new section:
           89a. Transfer of person in custody under section 88 or 89 to a processing area
 21.      Internal review of certain decisions
 22.      Applications for review by Tribunal
 23.      Non-reviewable decisions
 24.      Remuneration and allowances of other members
 25.      Regulations
 26.      Further amendments of Principal Act
 27.      Application of amendments—sections 88 and 89 of the Principal Act

SCHEDULE
MINOR AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT

Migration Amendment Act 1991

No. 86 of 1991

             An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes

[Assented to 26 June 1991]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

  1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Migration Amendment Act 1991.

  (2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Migration Act 19581.

Commencement

2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), paragraphs 3 (a), (b) and (e), sections 5, 6 and 7, paragraphs 8 (e), (h) and (i), sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 20 and paragraph 23 (b) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If a provision does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

Interpretation

  3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is