# Allowed inhabitants of the Protected Zone (Act, s 168(2))

> reg-3.05 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

3.05 Allowed inhabitants of the Protected Zone (Act, s 168(2))
               For the purposes of subsection 168(2) of the Act (which deals with compliance
               with section 166 by allowed inhabitants of the Protected Zone):
                (a) the place at which an allowed inhabitant of the Protected Zone who is
                     required to comply with section 166 must do so is:
                       (i) a regional or area office of Immigration; or
                      (ii) at any place where there is a clearance officer, including a port; and
                (b) the period within which the inhabitant must do so is 5 working days after
                     he or she goes to a part of the migration zone outside the protected area.