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Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008 - Proclamation (05/02/2009)

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This document is a formal commencement proclamation — it doesn't create new rules itself, but rather "switches on" specific parts of a previously passed law.

On 15 February 2009, ten specific items from the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008 took effect. These items (numbered 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20 from Schedule 2) had been sitting dormant since the original Act passed, waiting for the Governor-General to fix this date.

What this means: The actual changes to migration law contained in those ten items became legally enforceable on 15 February 2009. Without this proclamation, those specific amendments would remain inactive.

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Proclamation

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2008

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 Legislation Amendment Act (No.1) 2008, fix 15 February 2009 as the day on which items 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20 of Schedule 2 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 5 February 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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