# Costs of removed or deported spouses, de facto partners and dependants

> act-s212 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

212 Costs of removed or deported spouses, de facto partners and
          dependants
          (1) If:
                (a) 2 persons are spouses or de facto partners of each other; and
                (b) either:
                      (i) they are both removed or deported; or
                     (ii) one of them is deported and the other is removed;









               each of them is liable to pay the Commonwealth the costs of their
               removals, their deportations, or the deportation and removal.
          (2) If:
                (a) 2 persons are spouses or de facto partners of each other; and
                (b) either:
                      (i) they are both removed or deported; or
                     (ii) one is deported and the other is removed; and
                (c) their dependent child, or dependent children, within the
                    meaning of the regulations are also removed;
              then:
                (d) the child or children are not liable to pay the Commonwealth
                    the costs of the child’s or children’s removal; and
                (e) the persons are liable to pay the Commonwealth those costs.
          (3) If:
                (a) a non-citizen is removed or deported; and
                (b) the non-citizen either:
                      (i) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; or
                     (ii) does not have a spouse, or a de facto partner, who is
                          deported or removed; and
                (c) the non-citizen has a dependent child, or dependent children,
                    within the meaning of the regulations who are removed;
              then:
                (d) the child or children are not liable to pay the Commonwealth
                    the costs of their removal; and
                (e) the non-citizen is liable to pay the Commonwealth those
                    costs.