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Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations
35Modification of section 172
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35 Modification of section 172
Section 172 of the amended Act applies to a non-citizen who was in Australia on 1 September 1994 as if, at the end of subsection (1), there were added the following word and paragraphs:
‘; or (d) the person entered Australia lawfully before 1 September 1994 and has not left Australia; or
(e) the person:
(i) entered Australia unlawfully before 1 September 1994; and
(ii) was subsequently granted an entry permit under the old Act and the Regulations as in force before that date; and
(iii) has not left Australia after being granted that entry permit.’