# Power to take action etc. in relation to arrangement or regional processing functions of a country

> act-s198AHA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

198AHA Power to take action etc. in relation to arrangement or
        regional processing functions of a country
          (1) This section applies if the Commonwealth enters into an
              arrangement with a person or body in relation to the regional
              processing functions of a country.
          (2) The Commonwealth may do all or any of the following:
               (a) take, or cause to be taken, any action in relation to the
                   arrangement or the regional processing functions of the
                   country;
               (b) make payments, or cause payments to be made, in relation to
                   the arrangement or the regional processing functions of the
                   country;
               (c) do anything else that is incidental or conducive to the taking
                   of such action or the making of such payments.








          (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) is intended to ensure that the
              Commonwealth has capacity and authority to take action, without
              otherwise affecting the lawfulness of that action.
          (4) Nothing in this section limits the executive power of the
              Commonwealth.
          (5) In this section:
               action includes:
                (a) exercising restraint over the liberty of a person; and
                (b) action in a regional processing country or another country.
               arrangement includes an arrangement, agreement, understanding,
               promise or undertaking, whether or not it is legally binding.
               regional processing functions includes the implementation of any
               law or policy, or the taking of any action, by a country in
               connection with the role of the country as a regional processing
               country, whether the implementation or the taking of action occurs
               in that country or another country.