Migration Act 1958 No. 62, 1958 Compilation No. 144 Compilation date: 17 April 2019 Includes amendments up to: Act No. 3, 2019 Registered: 8 May 2019 This compilation is in 2 volumes Volume 1: sections 1–261K Volume 2: sections 262–507 Schedule Endnotes Each volume has its own contents This compilation includes commenced amendments made by Act No. 162, 2018 Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra Authorised Version C2019C00181 registered 08/05/2019 About this compilation This compilation This is a compilation of the Migration Act 1958 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 17 April 2019 (the compilation date). The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. Uncommenced amendments The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. 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Authorised Version C2019C00181 registered 08/05/2019 Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Short title ........................................................................... 1 2 Commencement ................................................................. 1 3 Repeal and savings ............................................................ 1 3A Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power ................................................................................. 2 3B Compensation for acquisition of property ......................... 3 4 Object of Act ..................................................................... 4 4AA Detention of minors a last resort........................................ 4 4A Application of the Criminal Code ..................................... 4 5 Interpretation ..................................................................... 5 5AAA Non-citizen’s responsibility in relation to protection claims ............................................................. 38 5AA Meaning of unauthorised maritime arrival ..................... 39 5A Meaning of personal identifier ........................................ 41 5B When personal identifier taken not to have been provided .......................................................................... 43 5C Meaning of character concern ........................................ 44 5CA Child of a person ............................................................. 46 5CB De facto partner ............................................................... 47 5D Limiting the types of identification tests that authorised officers may carry out .................................... 48 5E Meaning of purported privative clause decision ............. 48 5F Spouse ............................................................................. 49 5G Relationships and family members .................................. 49 5H Meaning of refugee ......................................................... 50 5J Meaning of well-founded fear of persecution .................. 50 5K Membership of a particular social group consisting of family .......................................................................... 53 5L Membership of a particular social group other than family .............................................................................. 53 5LA Effective protection measures ......................................... 54 5M Particularly serious crime ................................................ 54 6 Effect of limited meaning of enter Australia etc. ............. 55 7 Act to extend to certain Territories .................................. 55 7A Effect on executive power to protect Australia’s borders ............................................................................. 55 Migration Act 1958 i Compilation No. 144 Compilation date: 17/4/19 Registered: 8/5/19 Authorised Version C2019C00181 registered 08/05/2019 8 Certain resources installations to be part of Australia .......................................................................... 56 9 Certain sea installations to be part of Australia ............... 56 9A Migration zone etc.—offshore resources activities.......... 57 10 Certain children taken to enter Australia at birth ............. 59 11 Visa applicable to 2 or more persons ............................... 59 12 Application of Part VA of the Marriage Act ................... 60 Part 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons 61 Division 1—Immigration status 61 13 Lawful non-citizens ......................................................... 61 14 Unlawful non-citizens ..................................................... 61 15 Effect of cancellation of visa on status ............................ 61 16 Removal of immigration rights of inhabitant of Protected Zone................................................................. 61 17 Pre-cleared flights ........................................................... 62 Division 2—Power to obtain information and documents about unlawful non-citizens 63 18 Power to obtain information and documents about unlawful non-citizens ...................................................... 63 19 Scales of expenses ........................................................... 63 20 Reasonable compensation ............................................... 63 21 Failure to comply with section 18 notice ......................... 64 24 Information and documents that incriminate a person .............................................................................. 64 25 Copies of documents ....................................................... 65 26 Minister may retain documents ....................................... 65 27 Division binds the Crown ................................................ 66 Division 3—Visas for non-citizens 67 Subdivision A—General provisions about visas 67 28 Interpretation ................................................................... 67 29 Visas ................................................................................ 67 30 Kinds of visas .................................................................. 68 31 Classes of visas................................................................ 68 32 Special category visas ..................................................... 70 33 Special purpose visas....................................................... 70 34 Absorbed person visas ..................................................... 73 35 Ex-citizen visas ............................................................... 74 35A Protection visas—classes of visas ................................... 74 ii Migration Act 1958 Compilation No. 144 Compilation date: 17/4/19 Registered: 8/5/19 Authorised Version C2019C00181 registered 08/05/2019 36 Protection visas—criteria provided for by this Act ......... 75 37 Bridging visas .................................................................. 79 37A Temporary safe haven visas ............................................ 79 38 Criminal justice visas ...................................................... 80 38A Enforcement visas ........................................................... 80 38B Maritime crew visas ........................................................ 80 39 Criterion limiting number of visas ................................... 81 39A Minimum annual numbers of Protection (Class XA) visas and Refugee and Humanitarian (Class XB) visas ......................................................................... 82 40 Circumstances for granting visas ..................................... 83 41 Conditions on visas ......................................................... 83 42 Visa essential for travel ................................................... 85 43 Visa holders must usually enter at a port ......................... 86 Subdivision AA—Applications for visas 88 44 Extent of following Subdivisions .................................... 88 45 Application for visa ......................................................... 89 45AA Application for one visa taken to be an application for a different visa ........................................................... 89 45A Visa application charge ................................................... 92 45B Amount of visa application charge .................................. 92 45C Regulations about visa application charge......................