# When visa may be cancelled

> act-s117 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

117 When visa may be cancelled
          (1) Subject to subsection (2), a visa held by a non-citizen may be
              cancelled under subsection 116(1), (1AA), (1AB) or (1AC):
                (a) before the non-citizen enters Australia; or
               (b) when the non-citizen is in immigration clearance (see
                    section 172); or
                (c) when the non-citizen leaves Australia; or
               (d) while the non-citizen is in the migration zone.









          (2) A permanent visa cannot be cancelled under subsection 116(1) if
              the holder of the visa:
                (a) is in the migration zone; and
                (b) was immigration cleared on last entering Australia.