# Dependants of deportee

> act-s205 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

205 Dependants of deportee
          (1) Where the Minister makes or has made an order for the deportation
              of a person who has a spouse or de facto partner, the Minister may,
              at the request of the spouse or de facto partner of that person,
              remove:
                (a) the spouse or de facto partner; or
                (b) the spouse or de facto partner and a dependent child or
                     children;
              of that person.








          (2) Where the Minister makes or has made an order for the deportation
              of a person who does not have a spouse or de facto partner but who
              does have a dependent child or children, the Minister may, at the
              person’s request, remove a dependent child or children of the
              person.