Section 268BP — Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a further period
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 14A—Monitoring compliance with student visa conditions · Subdivision B—Notices requiring information and documents · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Provision
- Section 268BP
- As in force on
- 4 June 2026
- Citation
- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 268BP — Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a further period
268BP Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a further period
(1) An authorised officer given a document under this Subdivision, or another officer who is currently retaining such a document, may apply to a magistrate or ART member for an order that the officer may retain the document for a further period.
(2) The application must be made before the end of:
(a) 60 days after the document was given to the authorised officer; or
(b) a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate or ART member under section 268BQ.
(3) Before making the application, the officer must:
(a) take reasonable steps to discover which persons’ interests would be affected by the retention of the document; and
(b) if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the officer believes to be such a person of the proposed application.