Migration Reform Act 1992

SCHEDULE Section 38

FURTHER AMENDMENTS

PART 1—GENERAL

Subsection 4(1) (definition of “applicable priority mark”):

Omit the definition, substitute:

“ ‘applicable priority mark’, in relation to a visa of a particular class, means the number of points specified as the priority mark for that class in a notice under section 32 in force at the time concerned;”.

Subsection 4(1) (definition of “passport”):

After “a passport” insert “, but does not include a document, which may be a document called or purporting to be a passport, that the regulations declare is not to be taken to be a passport”.

Subsection 4(26):

Omit the subsection.

Subsections 7A(2) and (5):

Omit the subsections.

Section 8:

Omit “Australia” (first occurring), substitute “the migration zone”.

Section 10:

Subsection 27(1) and (2):

Omit “and noted”, substitute “evidence of which is endorsed”.

Subsection 27(1):

Omit “visa” (second occurring), substitute “endorsement”.

Subsection 27(2):

Omit “visa” (second occurring”, substitute “endorsement”.

Subsection 50A(1):

Omit “a business permit or”.

Subsection 50A(2):

Omit “a business permit or”.

Paragraph 50A(4)(a):

Omit “a business permit or a”.

SCHEDULE—continued

Paragraph 50A(4)(b):

Paragraph 50A(4)(c):

Subsection 50A(4):

Omit “a business permit or”.

Subsection 50A(5):

Subsection 50A(6):

Omit “business permit or” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 50A(7):

Omit “business permit or”.

Subsection 50A(8):

Omit “permit or” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 50A(9):

Subsection 50A(10) (definition of “business permit”):

Omit the definition.

Subsection 50A(10) (definition of “member of the family unit”):

Omit “business permit or”.

Subsection 50B(1):

Subsection 50D(1):

Omit “a business permit or” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 50D(1)(b):

Omit “permit or”.

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 50D(3):

Subsection 50D(10) (definition of “business permit”):

Omit the definition.

Section 54K (definition of “custody”):

Omit the definition.

Division 4B:

Section 55:

Omit all words after paragraph (c), substitute “section 55A applies to the person”.

Subsection 56(1):

Omit all words after paragraph (b), substitute “then, subject to this section, section 55A applies to the non-citizen”.

Subsection 56(2):

Omit all words after paragraph (c), substitute “section 55A does not apply to the non-citizen.”.

Subsection 56(3):

Omit “the Minister shall not order the deportation of the non-citizen”, substitute “section 55A does not apply to the non-citizen.”.

Subsection 56(4):

Omit “deported pursuant to this section”, substitute “deported under section 55A because of section 56”.

Subsection 57(1):

Omit all words after paragraph (c), substitute “then, subject to this section, section 55A applies to the non-citizen”.

Subsection 57(2):

Omit “The Minister shall not order the deportation of a non-citizen under this section”, substitute “Section 55A does not apply to a non-citizen because of this section”;

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 57(7):

Omit “the Minister shall not order the deportation of the non-citizen under this section”, substitute “section 55A does not apply to the non-citizen because of this section”.

Subsection 58(2) (paragraphs (b) and (c) of definition of “permanent resident”):

Omit the paragraphs, substitute:

“; or (b) in relation to any period starting on or after 2 April 1984 and ending on or before 19 December 1989—the person who was, during that period, a prohibited non-citizen within the meaning of this Act as in force in that period; or

Subsections 62(1) and (2):

Omit “order the deportation of”, substitute “remove”.

Subsection 67(1):

Omit “65 or 66” (wherever occurring), substitute “66, 66A, 66B or 66C”.

Subsections 67(1), (2) and (7):

Omit “deportee”‘, substitute “non-citizen”.

Paragraph 67(1)(a):

Insert “or removal” after “deportation”.

Paragraphs 67(2)(a) and (7)(a):

Omit “deportee’s”, substitute “non-citizen’s”.

Subsection 67(9) (definition of “deportee”):

Omit the definition.

Section 68:

“(1) This section applies in relation to a person who has been detained.”.

SCHEDULE—continued

Paragraph 68(16)(a):

After “vehicle” insert “, vessel”.

Subsection 68(18):

Add “or vessel”.

Subsection 69:

Paragraph 69(3)(b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(b) the notified detainee:

Section 70:

Insert “removee or” before “deportee” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 76(1)(a):

Before “a valid visa” insert “evidence of”.

Paragraphs 76(1)(b) and (c):

Omit the paragraphs, substitute:

“; or (b) is a person who is eligible for a special category visa.”.

Subsection 76(4):

Before “a valid visa” insert “evidence of”.

Paragraph 76(5)(a):

After “possesion” insert “of evidence”.

Paragraph 76(5)(b):

Omit all words after “person was”, substitute “eligible for a special category visa; or”.

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 76(6):

Omit the subsection.

Paragraph 78(a):

Subparagraph 78(a)(ii):

Insert “or because of section 54HT,” before “becomes”.

Paragraph 78(b):

Omit the paragraph.

Paragraph 78(c):

Subsection 80(1):

Omit “secretly or without the knowledge of an officer (wherever occurring)”, substitute “in contravention of this Act”.

Subsection 80(2):

Omit the subsection, substitute:

“(2) A person must not knowingly or recklessly harbour an unlawful non-citizen, a removee or a deportee.”.

Subsections 80(3), (4), (5) and (6):

Omit the subsections.

Subsection 81(1):

Omit “or proposed entry”, substitute “proposed entry or immigration clearance,”.

Paragraph 81(2)(a):

After “Australia” insert “or to be immigration cleared”.

Subsection 83(5):

Omit “, (3) or (4)”, substitute “or (3)”.

Subsection 83(8):

Omit the subsection.

Section 83A:

Omit “permits and” (wherever occurring).

SCHEDULE—continued

Section 83B (definitions of “preliminary permit” and “stay permit”):

Omit the definitions, substitute the following definitions:

“ ‘preliminary visa’, means a visa that is usually applied for by persons applying, or intending to apply, for a permanent visa;

‘stay visa’ means:

Sections 83D, 83E, 83F, 83G and 83H:

Omit “permit” (wherever occurring), substitute “visa”.

Paragraph 87(1)(a):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(a) prevent an unlawful non-citizen from leaving a vessel on which the non-citizen arrived in Australia; or”.

Paragraph 87(1)(b):

Before “deportee” insert “removee or”.

Subsection 90(1):

Omit “a stowaway”, substitute “an unlawful non-citizen”.

Subsection 90(6):

After “premises”, insert “vessel,”.

Paragraphs 90(6)(a) and (d):

Before “or” insert “, a removee”.

Subparagraph 90(6)(c)(i):

Add at the end “or”.

After subparagraph 90(6)(c)(ii):

Insert the following subparagraph:

“(iia) would have been an illegal entrant within the meaning of the Act as in force from time to time after the commencement of section 4 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989 but before 1 November 1993; or”.

Paragraph 91(1)(a):

Omit “arrested under, or is in custody under, this Act”, substitute “detained”.

Paragraph 91(1)(b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

“(b) the person is a non-citizen who has not been immigration

SCHEDULE—continued cleared and an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting there are reasonable grounds for cancelling the person’s visa.”.

Paragraph 91(2)(b):

Omit all words after “evidence”, substitute “for grounds for cancelling the person’s visa”.

Subsection 93(1):

Omit “in custody”.

Subsection 93(2):

Omit “custody”, substitute “immigration detention or in detention”.

Subsection 93(3):

Omit “in custody”.

Subsection 93(4):

Subsection 93(7):

Omit “custody”, substitute “detention”.

Subsection 93(8):

Omit “such custody”, substitute “immigration detention or such detention”.

Subsection 93(9):

Omit “custody”, substitute “detention”.

Subsection 93(10):

Omit “in custody”.

Paragraph 93(10)(a):

Omit “custody”, substitute “detention”.

Subsection 93(11):

Omit “custody” (wherever occurring), substitute “detention”.

Section 96:

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 97(1):

Section 98:

Omit “custody”, substitute “immigration detention”.

Section 99:

Section 100B:

Paragraph 100B(a):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(a) is in immigration detention because of subsection 88(2); and”.

Paragraphs 100B(c) and (e):

Omit words in brackets.

Paragraph 108(1)(h):

After “Australia” insert “, or for the purpose of remaining in Australia,”.

Subparagraph 111(1)(c)(i):

Subparagraph 111(1)(c)(ii):

Subparagraph 111(1)(c)(iii):

Omit the subparagraph.

Paragraph 111(1)(f):

Omit “entered Australia from that airport”, substitute “was immigration cleared”.

Paragraph 111(1)(g):

Omit “from” (last occurring), substitute “on”.

SCHEDULE—continued

Paragraph 111(1)(h):

Omit “from”, substitute “on”.

Paragraph 111(1)(j):

Subsection 113(4) (definition of “detention centre”):

Omit “in custody”.

Paragraph 114(1)(b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

“(b) is a removee who has not yet been removed; or (c) has entered Australia but has been refused immigration clearance.”.

Subsection 171(2):

Omit “custody” (wherever occurring), substitute “immigration detention”.

Subsection 171(3):

Omit all words after “reference to” (second occurring), substitute “section 54W, 88 or 93”.

Subsection 177(1):

Subsections 178(2) and (3):

Omit the subsections.

Paragraph 182(a):

Omit “, or entry permit”.

PART 2—REPEAL

Sections 9, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22, 52, 54, 59, 60, 61, 70, 79, 82, 89, 89A, 89B, 95, 100A, 106 and 109:

Repeal the sections.

SCHEDULE—continued

PART 3—REFERENCES TO ILLEGAL ENTRANTS

Heading to Division 1A of Part 2:

Omit “illegal entrants”, substitute “unlawful non-citizens”.

Sections 22A, 22D, 58, 61, 62, 67, 77, 78, 80, 83, 83G, 83H, 87, 90, 91, 92, 96, 97, 99 and 181:

Omit “illegal entrant” (wherever occurring), substitute “unlawful non-citizen”.

PART 4—REFERENCES TO ENTRY PERMITS

Paragraph 3(4)(a), paragraph 28(3)(b), subparagraph 78(a)(ii), section 81, paragraph 90(6)(b), subparagraph 90(1)(b)(ii), subsection 108(1), section 114A, subsection 117(1) and subparagraph 91(2)(b)(ii):

Omit “entry permit”, substitute “visa”.

NOTE

1. No. 62, 1958, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 87, 1964; No. 10, 1966; Nos. 16 and 216, 1973; Nos. 37 and 91, 1976; Nos. 117 and 118, 1979; Nos. 89 and 175, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 51, 1982; Nos. 73 and 112, 1983; Nos. 22, 72 and 123, 1984; Nos. 71, 102 and 168, 1986; Nos. 86, 104, 133 and 141, 1987; Nos. 5, 38, 49 and 151, 1988; Nos. 59 and 61, 1989; No. 37, 1990; Nos. 70, 86, 196 and 198, 1991; and Nos. 24, 84 and 85, 1992.

NOTE ON SECTION HEADINGS

1. On 1 November 1993:

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 4 November 1992

Senate on 12 November 1992]