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Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Daily Maintenance Amounts for Persons in Detention - IMMI 14/088

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What this does: This document sets the daily price tag for keeping someone in immigration detention. It fixes the amount at $279.33 per person, per day for the period 14 October 2014 to 13 October 2015.

Who it affects: This applies to people held in immigration detention at the specific facilities listed in the Schedule, including Christmas Island (North West Point, Construction Camp, Phosphate Hill), Villawood in Sydney, Maribyrnong in Melbourne, Perth, and several other locations across Australia.

Why it matters: This amount is used to calculate costs and payments associated with immigration detention. It replaces an earlier rate set in February 2014 (IMMI 14/008) and remains in force for exactly one year before being superseded by a new determination.

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

DETERMINATION OF DAILY MAINTENANCE AMOUNTS

FOR PERSONS IN DETENTION

(Subsection 262(2))

I, AGNIESZKA HOLLAND, Assistant Secretary, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection acting under subsection 262(2) of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’):

REVOKE the Determination IMMI 14/008 (F2014L00226) signed on
24 February 2014; AND
DETERMINE the amount of $279.33 as the daily amount for the keeping and maintaining of a person in immigration detention specified in the schedule to this Instrument for any period between 14 October 2014 and 13 October 2015.

This Instrument, IMMI 14/088, commences on 14 October 2014 and continues until
13 October 2015.

Dated 22 September 2014

A Holland

Assistant Secretary, Detention and Services Policy Branch

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

SCHEDULE

Christmas Island North West Point

Christmas Island Construction Camp

Christmas Island Phosphate Hill

Maribyrnong

Perth

Villawood

Inverbrackie

Wickham

Bladin

Yongah Hill

Sydney IRH

Melbourne ITA

Brisbane ITA

Perth IRH

Adelaide ITA

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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