# Object of Act

> act-s4 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

4 Object of Act
          (1) The object of this Act is to regulate, in the national interest, the
              coming into, and presence in, Australia of non-citizens.
          (2) To advance its object, this Act provides for visas permitting
              non-citizens to enter or remain in Australia and the Parliament
              intends that this Act be the only source of the right of non-citizens
              to so enter or remain.
          (3) To advance its object, this Act provides for non-citizens and
              citizens to be required to provide personal identifiers for the
              purposes of this Act or the regulations.
          (4) To advance its object, this Act provides for the removal or
              deportation from Australia of non-citizens whose presence in
              Australia is not permitted by this Act.
          (5) To advance its object, this Act provides for the taking of
              unauthorised maritime arrivals from Australia to a regional
              processing country.