Section 179 — Beginning of immigration detention of certain designated persons
CurrentPart 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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Section 179 — Beginning of immigration detention of certain designated persons
179 Beginning of immigration detention of certain designated persons
(1) If, immediately after commencement, a designated person is in a place described in paragraph 11(a) (as in force at that time) or a processing area, he or she then begins to be in immigration detention for the purposes of section 178.
(2) If, immediately after commencement, a designated person is in the company of, and restrained by, a person described in paragraph 11(b) (as in force at that time), the designated person then begins to be in immigration detention for the purposes of section 178.