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91C Non‑citizens covered by Subdivision
(1) This Subdivision applies to a non‑citizen at a particular time if:
(a) the non‑citizen is in Australia at that time; and
(b) at that time, the non‑citizen is covered by:
(i) the CPA; or
(ii) an agreement, relating to persons seeking asylum, between Australia and a country that is, or countries that include a country that is, at that time, a safe third country in relation to the non‑citizen (see section 91D); and
(c) the non‑citizen is not excluded by the regulations from the application of this Subdivision.
(2) To avoid doubt, a country does not need to be prescribed as a safe third country at the time that the agreement referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) is made.