Commonwealth legislation

Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001 - Proclamation (26/07/2001)

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This Proclamation is the formal legal instrument that switches on the Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001.

What it does

Sets the start date: It declares that the Act begins on 27 July 2001.
Creates one exception: Item 5 of Schedule 1 does not start on that date—its commencement is left for a later decision.

Why this matters Most laws do not automatically apply as soon as Parliament passes them. The Government must issue a Proclamation like this to activate them. This document officially turns on the changes to migration law concerning immigration detainees—except for that specific item—making them legally binding from 27 July 2001.

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Proclamation

Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001, fix 27 July 2001 as the day on which that Act, except for item 5 of Schedule 1, commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 26 July 2001

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Source text

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