Costs of removed or deported spouses, de facto partners and dependants
212 Costs of removed or deported spouses, de facto partners and dependants
If:
2 persons are spouses or de facto partners of each other; and
either:
they are both removed or deported; or
one of them is deported and the other is removed;
each of them is liable to pay the Commonwealth the costs of their removals, their deportations, or the deportation and removal.
If:
2 persons are spouses or de facto partners of each other; and
either:
they are both removed or deported; or
one is deported and the other is removed; and
their dependent child, or dependent children, within the meaning of the regulations are also removed;
then:
the child or children are not liable to pay the Commonwealth the costs of the child’s or children’s removal; and
the persons are liable to pay the Commonwealth those costs.
If:
a non‑citizen is removed or deported; and
the non‑citizen either:
does not have a spouse or de facto partner; or
does not have a spouse, or a de facto partner, who is deported or removed; and
the non‑citizen has a dependent child, or dependent children, within the meaning of the regulations who are removed;
then:
the child or children are not liable to pay the Commonwealth the costs of their removal; and
the non‑citizen is liable to pay the Commonwealth those costs.
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