Section 201 — Deportation of non-citizens in Australia for less than 10 years who are convicted of crimes
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 9—Deportation · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Section 201
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- 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 201 — Deportation of non-citizens in Australia for less than 10 years who are convicted of crimes
201 Deportation of non-citizens in Australia for less than 10 years who are convicted of crimes Where:
(a) a person who is a non-citizen has, either before or after the commencement of this section, been convicted in Australia of an offence;
(b) when the offence was committed the person was a non-citizen who:
(i) had been in Australia as a permanent resident:
(A) for a period of less than 10 years; or
(B) for periods that, when added together, total less than 10 years; or
(ii) was a citizen of New Zealand who had been in Australia as an exempt non-citizen or a special category visa holder:
(A) for a period of less than 10 years as an exempt non-citizen or a special category visa holder; or
(B) for periods that, when added together, total less than 10 years, as an exempt non-citizen or a special category visa holder or in any combination of those capacities; and
(c) the offence is an offence for which the person was sentenced to death or to imprisonment for life or for a period of not less than one year;
section 200 applies to the person.

