Commonwealth legislation

Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009 - Proclamation

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This document is a commencement proclamation—a formal legal notice that activates part of an Act on a specific date.

What it does:

Fixes 9 November 2009 as the day when Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009 comes into force
Signed by the Governor-General (Quentin Bryce) on 29 October 2009

Why it matters: Laws passed by Parliament often need a separate legal step to "switch them on." Without this proclamation, the provisions abolishing detention debts would remain dormant. This document triggers the start of those changes.

Context: The underlying Act removes the government's power to charge people for the cost of their immigration detention. This proclamation simply announces the exact date when that protection begins for affected individuals.

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Proclamation

Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009, fix 9 November 2009 as the day on which Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 29 October 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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