Commonwealth legislation

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2009 - Proclamation (13/03/2009)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 formal proclamation (an official announcement issued by the Governor-General) that activates parts of an existing migration law.

Specifically, it sets 15 March 2009 as the date when Schedules 1 to 3 of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2009 come into force (become legally active).

Why this matters:

Australian laws often pass Parliament but remain inactive until a specific date is set. This document officially "switches on" the first three schedules of that Amendment Act.
Without this proclamation, the changes to migration law contained in those schedules could not be enforced, even though they had already been approved by Parliament.
The document itself is purely procedural—it does not create new legal rules, but rather activates rules that were already written in the Amendment Act.

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Proclamation

Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 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 Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2009, fix 15 March 2009 as the day on which Schedules 1 to 3 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 13 March 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.