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Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Commencement Proclamation 2015

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This proclamation acts as the "on switch" for new biometric rules in migration law. It sets 16 February 2016 as the start date for Schedule 1 of the Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Act 2015.

In practical terms, this means that from that date onwards, the government could begin operating new powers to collect and use biometric data (such as fingerprints, photographs, and other physical identifiers) from visa applicants and non-citizens under the Migration Act.

Key point: This document does not contain the actual rules about biometrics—it simply fixes the calendar date when those rules (already passed by Parliament) begin to have legal force.

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Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Commencement Proclamation 2015

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), 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 (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Act 2015, fix 16 February 2016 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 10 December 2015

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Peter Dutton

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

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Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Commencement Proclamation 2015

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 10 December 2015

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Peter Dutton

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection