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Section 4AA — Detention of minors a last resort
CurrentPart 1—Preliminary · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Section 4AA
- As in force on
- 4 June 2026
- Citation
- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
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Section 4AA — Detention of minors a last resort
4AA Detention of minors a last resort
(1) The Parliament affirms as a principle that a minor shall only be detained as a measure of last resort.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the reference to a minor being detained does not include a reference to a minor residing at a place in accordance with a residence determination.

