Migration Legislation Amendment Act

(No. 1) 1996

No. 25, 1996

An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958

Migration Legislation Amendment Act

(No. 1) 1996

No. 25, 1996

An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

[Assented to 28 June 1996]

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1996.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1— Amendment of the Migration Act 1958

1 Division 7 of Part 3 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Division 7—Part to last 5 years

2 Subsection 333(1)

Omit “4 years”, substitute “5 years”.

Note: The heading to section 333 is altered by omitting “4 years” and substituting "5 years".

3 Subsection 333(4)

Omit “3 years”, substitute “4 years”.

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[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 30 May 1996

Senate on 20 June 1996]