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unlawful non-citizen.

Removal of immigration rights of inhabitant of Protected Zone

"17. The Minister may declare, in writing, that it is undesirable that a specified inhabitant of the Protected Zone continue to be permitted to enter or remain in Australia.".

Pre-cleared flights

  8. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a)     by omitting "section 17" and substituting "this Act";

  (b)    by adding at the end the following subsections:

     "(2) The Minister may declare, in writing, a specified class of flights conducted by a specified air transport enterprise or by another specified person to be pre-cleared flights for the purposes of this Act.

     "(3) A particular flight to which a declaration under subsection (1) or (2) applies is not a pre-cleared flight if an authorised officer decides, before the passengers on it disembark in Australia, that it is inappropriate to treat it as such.".

Refugees

  9. Division 1AA of Part 2 of the Principal Act is repealed.

10. The headings to Division 2 of Part 2 and Subdivision A of that Division, and sections 23 to 26, of the Principal Act are repealed and the following headings and sections are substituted:

"Division 2—Visas for non-citizens

"Subdivision A—General provisions about visas

Interpretation

  "23. In this Division:

'specified period' includes the period until a specified date.

Visas

"24.(1) Subject to this Act, the Minister may grant a non-citizen permission, to be known as a visa, to do either or both of the following:

  (a)     travel to and enter Australia;

  (b)     remain in Australia.

"(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a visa to travel to, enter and remain in Australia may be one to:

   (a)     enter Australia during a specified period; and

     (b)     if, and only if, the holder enters during that period, remain in Australia during a specified period or indefinitely.

"(3) Without limiting subsection (1), a visa to travel to, enter and remain in Australia may be one to:

   (a)     enter Australia during a specified period; and

   (b)     if, and only if, the holder enters during that period:

       (i) remain in it during a specified period or indefinitely; and

          (ii) if the holder leaves Australia during a specified period, re-enter it during a specified period.

"(4) Without limiting section 27 (person taken to be included in visa) or section 26ZS (newborn child included in visa), the regulations may provide for a visa being held by 2 or more persons.

Kinds of visas

"25.(1) A visa to remain in Australia (whether also a visa to travel to and enter Australia) may be a visa, to be known as a permanent visa, to remain indefinitely.

"(2) A visa to remain in Australia (whether also a visa to travel to and enter Australia) may be