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Section 176 — Reason for Division

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Part 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 6—Certain non-citizens to be kept in immigration detention · Migration Act 1958

C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026

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Provision: Section 176
As in force on: 4 June 2026
Citation: C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171

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Section 176 — Reason for Division

176 Reason for Division This Division is enacted because the Parliament considers that it is in the national interest that each non-citizen who is a designated person should be kept in immigration detention until he or she:

(a) leaves Australia; or

(b) is given a visa.

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