Section 177 — Interpretation

177 Interpretation In this Division: boat means a vessel of any description, but does not include an aircraft. commencement means the commencement of this Division. designated person means a non-citizen who:

(a) has been on a boat in the territorial sea of Australia after 19 November 1989 and before 1 September 1994; and

(b) has not presented a visa; and

(c) is in the migration zone; and

(d) has not been granted a visa; and

(e) is a person to whom the Department has given a designation by:

(i) determining and recording which boat he or she was on; and

(ii) giving him or her an identifier that is not the same as an identifier given to another non-citizen who was on that boat;

and includes a non-citizen born in Australia whose mother is a designated person.

entry application, in relation to a person, means an application for:

(a) a determination by the Minister that the person is a refugee; or

(b) a visa for the person.