Commonwealth legislation

Migration Act 1958 - Determination under subsection 262(2) - Daily Maintenance Amounts for Persons in Detention - October 2012

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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What this does: Sets the daily dollar amount the government charges (or records as a debt) for keeping someone in immigration detention.

Who it affects: People held in immigration detention, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

The details:

This replaces the previous rates from September 2011 with new amounts effective 12 October 2012.
It specifies different daily rates for different detention centres and time periods (listed in a separate schedule).
These amounts aren't necessarily what detainees pay upfront; rather, they establish a debt the Commonwealth can recover from current or former detainees under the Migration Act.

Why it matters: This determines how much someone in detention might owe the government simply for being detained—covering costs like food, accommodation, and security. These debts can persist long after someone leaves detention.

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

DETERMINATION OF DAILY MAINTENANCE AMOUNTS

FOR PERSONS IN DETENTION

(Subsection 262(2))

I, LISA HARRIS, Assistant Secretary, Services Management Branch, acting under subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE the Determination IMMI 11/067 signed on 22 September 2011; AND
DETERMINE in the attached schedule the daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention at the specified place and for the specified period listed.

This instrument, IMMI 12/111, commences on 12 October 2012.

Dated 10 October 2012

LISA HARRIS

Assistant Secretary, Services Management Branch

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE: Subsection 262(2) of the Act provides that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention at a specified place in a specified period.

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