177Interpretation

177  Interpretation

boat means a vessel of any description, but does not include an aircraft.

commencement means the commencement of this Division.

designated person means a non‑citizen who:

 (a) has been on a boat in the territorial sea of Australia after 19 November 1989 and before 1 September 1994; and

 (b) has not presented a visa; and

 (c) is in the migration zone; and

 (d) has not been granted a visa; and

 (e) is a person to whom the Department has given a designation by:

 (i) determining and recording which boat he or she was on; and

 (ii) giving him or her an identifier that is not the same as an identifier given to another non‑citizen who was on that boat;

and includes a non‑citizen born in Australia whose mother is a designated person.

entry application, in relation to a person, means an application for:

 (a) a determination by the Minister that the person is a refugee; or

 (b) a visa for the person.