# Deportation of non-citizens in Australia for less than 10 years who are convicted of crimes

> act-s201 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

201 Deportation of non-citizens in Australia for less than 10 years
         who are convicted of crimes
               Where:
                 (a) a person who is a non-citizen has, either before or after the
                     commencement of this section, been convicted in Australia
                     of an offence;
                 (b) when the offence was committed the person was a
                     non-citizen who:
                       (i) had been in Australia as a permanent resident:
                               (A) for a period of less than 10 years; or
                               (B) for periods that, when added together, total less
                                   than 10 years; or
                      (ii) was a citizen of New Zealand who had been in Australia
                           as an exempt non-citizen or a special category visa
                           holder:
                               (A) for a period of less than 10 years as an exempt
                                   non-citizen or a special category visa holder; or
                               (B) for periods that, when added together, total less
                                   than 10 years, as an exempt non-citizen or a
                                   special category visa holder or in any
                                   combination of those capacities; and
                 (c) the offence is an offence for which the person was sentenced
                     to death or to imprisonment for life or for a period of not less
                     than one year;
               section 200 applies to the person.