Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 205

  (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.