Corrections Act 1997

In this section – migration detainee means a person who is – not an Australian citizen within the meaning of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 of the Commonwealth; and being detained under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth; and not, apart from his or her detention under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth, subject to any order of a court by which he or she is remanded or otherwise committed to prison.

Except as provided by subsection (3) and as may be provided pursuant to subsection (4), the provisions of this Act have the same application to migration detainees as they have to detainees.

Paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of section 42(1) do not apply to migration detainees.

Without affecting the generality of section 90(1), the regulations may provide that specified provisions of the regulations have qualified application or no application to migration detainees.