# Interpretation

> act-s177 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

177 Interpretation
               In this Division:
               boat means a vessel of any description, but does not include an
               aircraft.
               commencement means the commencement of this Division.
               designated person means a non-citizen who:
                 (a) has been on a boat in the territorial sea of Australia after
                     19 November 1989 and before 1 September 1994; and
                (b) has not presented a visa; and
                 (c) is in the migration zone; and
                (d) has not been granted a visa; and
                 (e) is a person to whom the Department has given a designation
                     by:
                       (i) determining and recording which boat he or she was on;
                           and
                      (ii) giving him or her an identifier that is not the same as an
                           identifier given to another non-citizen who was on that
                           boat;
               and includes a non-citizen born in Australia whose mother is a
               designated person.









               entry application, in relation to a person, means an application for:
                (a) a determination by the Minister that the person is a refugee;
                     or
                (b) a visa for the person.