Decisions purportedly made under provisions listed in s 474(4) of the Migration Act (including s 252 searches) may be challenged in the Federal Court under s 39B of the Judiciary Act on grounds of jurisdictional error, as such purported non-privative clause decisions are not 'migration decisions' within s 5(1) and s 476A does not exclude the Federal Court's jurisdiction.
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