# Unlawful non-citizens

> act-s14 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

14 Unlawful non-citizens
          (1) A non-citizen in the migration zone who is not a lawful non-citizen
              is an unlawful non-citizen.
          (2) To avoid doubt, a non-citizen in the migration zone who,
              immediately before 1 September 1994, was an illegal entrant
              within the meaning of the Migration Act as in force then became,
              on that date, an unlawful non-citizen.