Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 142

    In this Division:

"administration of criminal justice" means:

  (a)   an investigation to find out whether an offence has been committed; or

  (b)   the prosecution of a person for an offence; or

  (c)   the punishment by way of imprisonment of a person for the commission of an offence.

"Australia" means the migration zone.

"authorised official" , in relation to a State, means a person authorised under section   144 to be an authorised official for that State.

"criminal justice certificate" means:

  (a)   a criminal justice entry certificate; or

  (b)   a criminal justice stay certificate.

"criminal justice entry certificate" means:

  (a)   a certificate given under section   145; or

  (b)   a certificate given under subsection   146(1) and endorsed under subsection   146(2).

"criminal justice entry visa" has the meaning given by section   155.

"criminal justice stay certificate" means a certificate given under section   147 or 148.

"criminal justice stay visa" has the meaning given by section   155.

"criminal justice stay warrant" means a warrant described in section   151.

"criminal justice visa" has the meaning given by section   38.

"State" includes Territory.