Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - NOTES

No. 62, 1958

Compilation No. 166

Compilation date: 6 September 2025

Includes amendments: Act No. 42, 2025

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1-261K

Volume 2: sections 262-507

 Schedule

 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Migration Act 1958 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 6 September 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).

Application, saving and transitional provisions

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Presentational changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. Any modifications affecting the law are accessible on the Register.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	orig = original
am = amended	p = page(s)
amdt = amendment	para = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
cl = clause(s)	prev = previous
cont. = continued	(prev ... ) = previously
def = definition(s)	pt = Part(s)
Dict = Dictionary	r = regulation(s)/Court rule(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	reloc = relocated
div = Division(s)	renum = renumbered
ed = editorial change	rep = repealed
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	rs = repealed and substituted
effect	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
gaz = gazette	/rule(s)/subrule(s)/order(s)/suborder(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SR = Statutory Rules
effect	sub ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	sub div = Subdivision(s)
cannot be given effect	sub pt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced
Ord = Ordinance

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Migration Act 1958	62, 1958	8 Oct 1958	s 59-64: 10 Nov 1958 (s 2 and gaz 1958, p  3857) Remainder: 1 June 1959 (s 2 and gaz 1959, p 1831)
Migration Act 1964	87, 1964	5 Nov 1964	5 Nov 1964 (s 2)	--
Migration Act 1966	10, 1966	6 May 1966	6 May 1966 (s 2)	s 3(2)
Migration Act 1973	16, 1973	11 Apr 1973	11 Apr 1973 (s 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	Sch 1 and 2: 31 Dec 1973 (s 2)	s 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	s 4: 20 Sept 1976 (s 2(1)) Sch: 22 Dec 1975 (s 2(7))	s 4
Migration Amendment Act 1979	117, 1979	29 Oct 1979	s 1, 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7, 11-14, 16-19, 22-25 and 27-29: 29 Oct 1979 (s 2(1)) Remainder: 1 Nov 1979 (s 2(2) and gaz 1979, No S220)	s 9(2), (3) and 22(2)
Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979	118, 1979	29 Oct 1979	1 Nov 1979 (s 2 and gaz 1979, No S220)	--
Migration Amendment Act 1980	89, 1980	29 May 1980	s 3: 1 July 1980 (s 2(2) and gaz 1980, No S146) Remainder: 29 May 1980 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1980	175, 1980	17 Dec 1980	s 3(2), 4, 7(2), 9, 12 and 13: 23 Jan 1981 (s 2(2) and gaz 1981, No G3, p 30) Remainder: 14 Jan 1981 (s 2(1))	s 12 and 13
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989	59, 1989	19 June 1989	s 37: 19 June 1990 (s 2(2))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1981	61, 1981	12 June 1981	s 58 and 59: 1 Nov 1979 (s 2(7)) s 60 and 115: 12 June 1981 (s 2(1))	s 60(2)
Off-shore Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1982	51, 1982	16 June 1982	s 42-51: 14 July 1982 (s 2(1))	--
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984	165, 1984	25 Oct 1984	Sch 1: 14 July 1982 (s 2(16))	s 2(32) and 6(1)
Migration Amendment (Emigration of Certain Children) Act 1983	73, 1983	28 Oct 1983	25 Nov 1983 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act 1983	112, 1983	13 Dec 1983	2 Apr 1984 (s 2 and gaz 1984, No S119)	s 8(2) and 38
Torres Strait Treaty (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984	22, 1984	26 Apr 1984	s 17-21: 15 Feb 1985 (s 2(1) and gaz 1985, No S38)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	Sch: 23 July 1984 (s 2(1))	--
Taxation Laws Amendment Act 1984	123, 1984	19 Oct 1984	s 171-175: 14 Dec 1984 (s 2(3))	--
Migration Amendment Act 1986	71, 1986	24 June 1986	20 Aug 1986 (s 2 and gaz 1986, No S401)	--
Intelligence and Security (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986	102, 1986	17 Oct 1986	s 20-23: 1 Feb 1987 (s 2 and gaz 1987, No S13)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986	168, 1986	18 Dec 1986	s 5(1), (2) and Sch 1: 18 Dec 1986 (s 2(1)) Sch 1 (amdt to s 5A Migration Act 1958): 11 May 1987 (s 2(8) and gaz 1987, No S78)	s 5(1) and (2)
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Consequential Amendments) Act 1987	86, 1987	5 June 1987	Sch: 1 Aug 1988 (s 2(2) and gaz 1988, No S225)	--
Sea Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1987	104, 1987	6 Nov 1987	s 31-40: 6 Nov 1987 (s 2(2))	--
Migration Amendment Act 1987	133, 1987	16 Dec 1987	s 3-5: 16 Sept 1987 (s 2(2)) s 6, 7 and 9(a), (b): 1 Jan 1988 (s 2(3)) Remainder: 16 Dec 1987 (s 2(1))	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	Sch 1 (amdt to s 67(1)(c) Migration Act 1958): 1 Jan 1988 (s 2(1) and gaz 1988, No S348) s 5(1), (13), (14) and Sch 1: 18 Dec 1987 (s 2(1))	s 5(1), (13) and (14)
Extradition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1988	5, 1988	9 Mar 1988	Sch: 1 Dec 1988 (s 2(2) and gaz 1988, No S366)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988	38, 1988	3 June 1988	s 5(1): 3 June 1988 (s 2(1)) Sch 1: 3 Nov 1987 (s 2(6))	s 5(1)
Migration Amendment Act 1988	49, 1988	15 June 1988	1 July 1988 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988	151, 1988	26 Dec 1988	s 1, 2, 3(1) and 11: 26 Dec 1988 (s 2(1)) Remainder: 1 July 1989 (s 2(2) and gaz 1989, No S221)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1989	59, 1989	19 June 1989	s 3-26, 28-34: 19 Dec 1989 (s 2(5)) s 27: 1 July 1989 (s 2(3) and gaz 1989, No S218) s 35: 20 Dec 1989 (s 2(6))	s 6(2)-(5), 12(2), (3) and 16(2)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	159, 1989	18 Dec 1989	Sch 1: 19 Dec 1989 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	180, 1989	28 Dec 1989	19 Dec 1989 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act 1989	61, 1989	19 June 1989	1 July 1989 (s 2)	--
Petroleum (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation) (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990	37, 1990	7 June 1990	s 17-19: 18 Feb 1991 (s 2)	--
Social Security (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	70, 1991	25 June 1991	Sch 3: 1 July 1991 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act 1991	86, 1991	26 June 1991	s 3(a), (b), (e), 5-7, 8(e), (h), (i), 9-14, 20 and 23(b): 26 Dec 1991 (s 2(3)) Remainder: 26 June 1991 (s 2(1))	s 27
Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	196, 1991	18 Dec 1991	15 Jan 1992	s 10
as amended by
Migration Laws Amendment Act 1992	175, 1992	16 Dec 1992	s 9 and 10: 15 Jan 1992 (s 2(2))	--
Migration Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991	198, 1991	18 Dec 1991	18 Dec 1991 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act 1992	24, 1992	6 May 1992	s 1-3 and 7: 6 May 1992 (s 2(1)) s 4 and 6: 3 June 1992 (s 2(2)) Remainder: 6 Nov 1992 (s 2(4))	s 8
Migration Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	84, 1992	30 June 1992	30 June 1992 (s 2)	s 16 and 17
Migration Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992	85, 1992	30 June 1992	21 Sept 1992 (s 2(1) and gaz 1992, No S262)	s 5
Migration Laws Amendment Act 1992	175, 1992	16 Dec 1992	s 1-8: 16 Dec 1992 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	176, 1992	16 Dec 1992	s 8-11: 1 Mar 1993 (s 2(2)) s 12-16: 16 Dec 1992 (s 2(3))	s 15(2) and 16
Migration Reform Act 1992	184, 1992	7 Dec 1992	s 1, 2 and 31: 7 Dec 1992 (s 2(1)) s 4(e), (f), 6, 21, 22 and 32: 1 July 1993 (s 2(2), (2A)) Remainder: 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(3))	s 39-42
as amended by
Migration Laws Amendment Act 1993	59, 1993	28 Oct 1993	s 3-5: 28 Oct 1993 (s 2(1)) s 6-8, 11: 1 July 1994 (s 2(2)(a)) s 9, 10: 1 July 1993 (s 2(3)(a))	s 4 and 9
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994	60, 1994	9 Apr 1994	s 84: 7 Dec 1992 (s 2(2))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 3 (items 42, 43): 7 Dec 1992 (s 2(3))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	113, 1998	11 Dec 1998	Sch 8 (item 2): 7 Dec 1992 (s 2(5))	--
Migration (Offences and Undesirable Persons) Amendment Act 1992	213, 1992	24 Dec 1992	s 4(2), 6 and 7: 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(2)) Remainder: 24 Dec 1992 (s 2(1))	--
as amended by
Migration Laws Amendment Act 1993	59, 1993	28 Oct 1993	s 39-41: 28 Oct 1993 (s 2(1))	s 40
International Labour Organisation (Compliance with Conventions) Act 1992	220, 1992	24 Dec 1992	s 4-8: 24 Dec 1992 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment Act (No. 4) 1992	235, 1992	24 Dec 1992	24 Dec 1992 (s 2)	--
Migration Laws Amendment Act 1993	59, 1993	28 Oct 1993	s 12, 21-23, 25, 26, 33 and 35: 1 July 1993 (s 2(3)(b)-(f)) s 13, 18, 20, 24, 27-32, 34: 28 Oct 1993 (s 2(1)) s 14-17 and 19: 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(2)(c), (d))	s 13, 21, 27, 29, 31 and 33
Migration Amendment ("Points" System) Act 1993	14, 1994	19 Jan 1994	19 Jan 1994 (s 2)	s 3 and 14-16
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 1994	20, 1994	15 Feb 1994	Sch 1: 1 Aug 1994 (s 2(1) and 1994, No S289)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994	60, 1994	9 Apr 1994	s 3-83 and Sch 1: 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(3))	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 3 (item 41): 9 Apr 1994 (s 2(3))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1994	136, 1994	15 Nov 1994	15 Nov 1994 (s 2)	Sch (item 3)
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995	1, 1995	17 Feb 1995	17 Feb 1995 (s 2)	s 4
International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	19, 1995	29 Mar 1995	Sch 1: 28 Aug 1995 (s 2(2) and gaz 1995, No S323)	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 3 (items 35, 36): 29 Mar 1995 (s 2(3))	--
Customs, Excise and Bounty Legislation Amendment Act 1995	85, 1995	1 July 1995	Sch 10 (item 4): 1 July 1995 (s 2(5))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995	100, 1995	15 Sept 1995	Sch 1 (items 2-4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 17): 1 Sept 1994 (s  2(2), (3)) Sch 1 (items 5, 8-10, 13-16): 15 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	Sch 1 (item 17)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	113, 1998	11 Dec 1998	Sch 8 (items 3-5): 15 Sept 1995 (s 2(6)-(8))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 6) 1995	102, 1995	18 Sept 1995	s 1(2), 5, 8 and 9: 1 Nov 1989 (s 2(2)) s 1(1), 2-4 and 10-12: 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(1) s 6 and 7: 24 Dec 1992 (s 2(3)) s 13-18: 18 Sept 1995 (s 2(4))	s 3, 4, 10-12 and 18
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 1995	100, 1995	15 Sept 1995	Sch 1 (items 20, 21): 15 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	110, 1995	29 Sept 1995	s 5-8 and Sch 1: 29 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	s 5-8
Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	140, 1995	12 Dec 1995	Sch 1 (item 49): 11 June 1996 (s 2(2))	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	175, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 1 (item 61): 16 Dec 1995 (s 2(2))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1996	25, 1996	28 June 1996	28 June 1996 (s 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 5 (item 86): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997	27, 1997	10 Apr 1997	Sch 1 (items 20-27, 29, 30): 1 May 1997 (s 2(1) and 1997, No S168) Sch 2, Sch 3 and Sch 4 (items 6, 7): 10 Apr 1997 (s 2(3))	Sch 1 (items 29, 30)
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997	92, 1997	30 June 1997	30 June 1997 (s 2)	--
Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997	118, 1997	7 July 1997	Sch 1 (item 48): 7 July 1997 (s 2(1))	--
Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997	150, 1997	17 Oct 1997	Sch 2 (items 8, 9): 17 Oct 1997 (s 2(1))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997	205, 1997	17 Dec 1997	Sch 1 (items 1-66, 69-81): 21 Mar 1998 (s 2(1)) Sch 1 (items 67, 68): 17 Dec 1997 (s 2(1)) Sch 1 (item 82): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(3)) Sch 3 (items 1-6): 21 Jan 1999 (s 2(4)) Sch 3 (item 7): 21 Feb 1999 (s 2(5)) Sch 3 (items 8-20): 21 Mar 1999 (s 2(6))	Sch 1 (items 67-81) and Sch 3 (items 18-20)
as amended by
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (items 615, 616): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	113, 1998	11 Dec 1998	Sch 1, Sch 2 (items 1-9) and Sch 3: 1  June 1999 (s 2(2) and gaz 1999, No S51) Sch 2 (item 10): 5 Feb 1999 (s 2(2) and gaz 1999, No S51) Sch 4-6: 1 Mar 1999 (s 2(2) and gaz 1999, No S51)	Sch 1 (items 40-44), Sch 2 (item 10), Sch 3 (items  20, 21) and Sch 5 (item 2)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment (Electronic Transactions and Methods of Notification) Act 2001	58, 2001	28 June 2001	Sch 4 (item 3): 1 June 1999 (s 2(6))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	129, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Sch 2 (items 8, 9): 1 June 1999 (s 2(5))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Strengthening of Provisions relating to Character and Conduct) Act 1998	114, 1998	11 Dec 1998	1 June 1999 (s 2(1) and gaz 1999, No GN6)	Sch 1 (items 28-34)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	129, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Sch 2 (item 4): 1 June 1999 (s 2(4))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Temporary Safe Haven Visas) Act 1999	34, 1999	20 May 1999	Sch 1 (item 11): 1 June 1999 (s 2(2)) Remainder: 20 May 1999 (s 2(1))	s 4 and 5
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	89, 1999	16 July 1999	Sch 1 (items 1, 2, 4, 10) and Sch 3: 3 Dec 1998 (s 2(2)) Sch 1 (item 3): never commenced (s 2(3)) Sch 1 (items 5-9, 11, 12): 22 July 1999 (s 2(4) and gaz 1999, No S337)	Sch 3
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (items 607-614): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
Border Protection Legislation Amendment Act 1999	160, 1999	8 Dec 1999	Sch 1 (items 1-29, 33-63, 65-70): 16 Dec 1999 (s 2(6) and gaz 1999, No S624) Sch 1 (items 30-32): 11 Dec 2001 (s 2(2)) Sch 1 (item 64): 1 Sept 1994 (s 2(3))	Sch 1 (items 13, 63, 70)
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999	161, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Sch 3 (items 1, 40-43): 10 Dec 1999 (s 2(2))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1999	175, 1999	22 Dec 1999	Sch 2: 1 Mar 2000 (s 2(2) and gaz 2000, No GN7) Remainder: 22 Dec 1999 (s 2(1))	Sch 2 (items 7, 8)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	129, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Sch 2 (item 10): 1 Mar 2000 (s 2(6))	--
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000	9, 2000	7 Mar 2000	Sch 2 (item 35) and Sch 3 (items 20, 27, 34, 35): 2  July 2000 (s 2(1) and gaz 2000, No S328)	Sch 3 (items 20, 27, 34, 35)
Timor Gap Treaty (Transitional Arrangements) Act 2000	25, 2000	3 Apr 2000	s 4-6 and Sch 2 (item 36): 1:23 am (Australian Central Standard Time) 26 Oct 1999 (s 2(2), 4)	s 4-6
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	28, 2000	3 Apr 2000	Sch 1-4, Sch 5 (items 1-4) and Sch 6-8: 28 Apr 2000 (s 2(2), (5) and gaz 2000, No S216) Sch 5 (items 5-11): never commenced (s 2(7)) Sch 9: 1 June 1999 (s 2(11)) Remainder: 3 Apr 2000 (s 2(1))	Sch 1 (item 2), Sch 2 (item 4), Sch 3 (item  3) and Sch 9 (items 6-9)
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Sch 2 (items 276-284, 418, 419): 24 May 2001 (s 2(3))	Sch 2 (items 418, 419)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Sch 2 (item 16): 24 May 2001 (s 2(1) item 31)	--
Education Services for Overseas Students (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2000	166, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Sch 3: 4 June 2001 (s 2(4)) and gaz 2001, No S175)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000	168, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Sch 1: 4 June 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No GN19) Sch 2 and Sch 3: 1 Mar 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No GN8) Remainder: 21 Dec 2000 (s 2(3))	Sch 3 (item 7) and Sch 4 (items 3, 4)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Integrity of Regional Migration Schemes) Act 2001	33, 2001	28 Apr 2001	Sch 1 (item 4): never commenced (s 2(3)(b)) Remainder: 1 July 2001 (s 2(1) and gaz 2001, No GN22)	s 4
Migration Legislation Amendment (Electronic Transactions and Methods of Notification) Act 2001	58, 2001	28 June 2001	Sch 1 (items 16-20), Sch 2 (items 3-9) and Sch 3: 10 Aug 2001 (s 2(1) and gaz 2001, No GN31) Sch 4 (item 1): 28 Apr 2000 (s 2(4)) Sch 4 (item 2): 1 Mar 2001 (s 2(5))	Sch 1 (item 20)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act 2001	85, 2001	18 July 2001	Sch 1 (item 5): 19 Sept 2001 (s 2(4)(b)) Remainder: 27 July 2001 (s 2(1) and gaz 2001, No S307)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	97, 2001	22 Aug 2001	Sch 1 (items 1-97, 99): 19 Sept 2001 (s 2(1)(a)) Sch 1 (item 98): never commenced (s 2(2))	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Immigration Detainees) Act (No. 2) 2001	105, 2001	17 Sept 2001	s 1 and 2: 17 Sept 2001 (s 2(1)) Remainder: 28 Sept 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No S403)	--
Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001	126, 2001	27 Sept 2001	s 4-9 and Sch 2: 27 Sept 2001 (s 2)	s 4-9
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001	127, 2001	27 Sept 2001	27 Sept 2001 (s 2)	s 4
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001	128, 2001	27 Sept 2001	s 4 and Sch 1: 27 Sept 2001 (s 2)	s 4
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	129, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Sch 1 (items 1-5) and Sch 2 (items 1-3): 27 Sept 2001 (s 2(1)) Sch 1 (items 6-11) and Sch 2 (items 5-7): 1 Oct 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No S406) Sch 2 (item 7A): 16 Dec 1999 (s 2(4A))	Sch 1 (items 5, 7-10) and Sch 2 (item 7)
as amended by
Migration and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Act 2005	141, 2005	12 Dec 2005	Sch 4 (item 19): 12 Dec 2005 (s 2(1) item  9)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 5) 2001	130, 2001	27 Sept 2001	21 Dec 2001 (s 2)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 6) 2001	131, 2001	27 Sept 2001	1 Oct 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No S406)	Sch 1 (items 7-10)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001	134, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Sch 1 (items 2-8): 2 Oct 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No S406)	Sch 1 (item 8)
Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Service Legislation Amendment Act 2001	157, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Sch 1 (items 1-25, 28-30), Sch 4 and Sch 5: 1 Oct 2001 (s 2(1), (6)(a), (7), (8)) Sch 1 (items 26, 27): never commenced (s 2(3)) Sch 3: 2 Oct 2001 (s 2(4)(b))	Sch 1 (item 30), Sch 3 (item 18), Sch 4 (items  9, 10) and Sch 5 (item 2)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Transitional Movement) Act 2002	10, 2002	4 Apr 2002	Sch 1: 12 Apr 2002 (s 2(1) item 2 and gaz 2002, No S105) Remainder: 4 Apr 2002 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 2002	35, 2002	26 June 2002	Sch 1 (items 3, 5, 9-17): 1 Nov 2002 (s 2(1) items  3, 5, 7 and gaz 2002, No GN38) Remainder: 26 June 2002 (s 2(1) items 1, 2, 4, 6)	Sch 1 (items 8, 17)
International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002	42, 2002	27 June 2002	Sch 4: 26 Sept 2002 (s 2(1) (item8pt"> 2) and gaz 2002, No GN38)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Procedural Fairness) Act 2002	60, 2002	3 July 2002	4 July 2002 (s 2)	Sch 1 (items 7, 8)
Border Security Legislation Amendment Act 2002	64, 2002	5 July 2002	Sch 6 (item 9): 5 Jan 2003 (s 2(1) item  7)	--
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002	65, 2002	5 July 2002	Sch 1 (items 14-18): 6 July 2002 (s 2(1) item 8)	Sch 1 (item 18)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Advice Industry) Act 2003	3, 2003	24 Feb 2003	24 Feb 2003 (s 2)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Act 2003	5, 2003	19 Mar 2003	Sch 1: 20 Mar 2003 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	10, 2003	2 Apr 2003	Sch 1 (items 54-56): 20 May 2002 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003	41, 2003	3 June 2003	Sch 3 (items 14, 42): 3 June 2003 (s 2(1) items 1, 15)	Sch 3 (item 42)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Protected Information) Act 2003	75, 2003	15 July 2003	Sch 1 (items 1-5, 6, 7): 15 July 2003 (s  2(1) items 2, 4, 6) Sch 1 (items 5A-5D, 6A, 8): 16 July 2003 (s 2(1) items 3, 5, 7)	Sch 1 (items 7, 8)
Migration Amendment (Duration of Detention) Act 2003	90, 2003	23 Sept 2003	Sch 1: 24 Sept 2003 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 23 Sept 2003 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 2)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Sponsorship Measures) Act 2003	99, 2003	14 Oct 2003	14 Oct 2003 (s 2)	Sch 2 (item 2)
Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2003 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2003	122, 2003	5 Dec 2003	Sch 3 (item 2): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Identification and Authentication) Act 2004	2, 2004	27 Feb 2004	Sch 1: 27 Aug 2004 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 27 Feb 2004 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 35)
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004	25, 2004	25 Mar 2004	Sch 2 (items 33, 35, 36): 25 Mar 2004 (s 2(1) items 21, 23, 24) Sch 2 (item 34): never commenced (s 2(1) item 22)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents Integrity Measures) Act 2004	48, 2004	21 Apr 2004	Sch 1: 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 2 and gaz 2004, No GN23) Remainder: 21 Apr 2004 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 172-191)
Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004	64, 2004	22 June 2004	Sch 2 (item 9): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 11)	--
Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2005	7, 2005	18 Feb 2005	s 4-11 and Sch 1 (item 7): 1 July 2005 (s 2(1) items 2, 3)	--
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005	38, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Sch 1 (item 226): 16 May 2005 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Migration Amendment (Detention Arrangements) Act 2005	79, 2005	29 June 2005	Sch 1 (item 17): 1 Dec 2005 (s 2(1) item  3) Remainder: 29 June 2005 (s 2(1) items 1, 2, 4, 5)	Sch 1 (items 20, 21)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Act 2005	99, 2005	6 July 2005	Sch 1 (item 59): never commenced (s 2(1) item  10)	--
Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005	103, 2005	23 Aug 2005	Sch 2 (items 1-9): 24 Aug 2005 (s 2(1) item  7) Sch 2 (items 10-12): 30 Nov 2005 (s 2(1) item 8)	Sch 2 (items 9, 12)
Migration Litigation Reform Act 2005	137, 2005	15 Nov 2005	Sch 1 (items 11-42, 46-48): 1 Dec 2005 (s 2(1) item  2)	Sch 1 (items 40-42, 46-48)
Migration and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Act 2005	141, 2005	12 Dec 2005	Sch 1, Sch 2 (item 27) and Sch 4 (items 1-18, 20): 12 Dec 2005 (s  2(1) items 2, 5, 9) Sch 2 (item 26): never commenced (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 3: 13 Dec 2005 (s 2(1) item 8)	Sch 1 (item 5) and Sch 4 (item 20)
Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005	144, 2005	14 Dec 2005	Sch 7 (items 13, 14): 11 Jan 2006 (s 2(1) item 7) Sch 10 (items 31, 32): 14 Dec 2005 (s 2(1) item 22)	--
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	17, 2006	29 Mar 2006	Sch 2 (items 46, 47): 1 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006	25, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Sch 1 (item 15): 6 Oct 2006 (s 2(1) item  2)	--
as amended by
Migration and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Act 2005	141, 2005	12 Dec 2005	Sch 2 (item 32): 6 Oct 2006 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006	46, 2006	22 May 2006	Sch 8 (item 102): 1 July 2006 (s 2(1) item 9)	--
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Act 2006	144, 2006	6 Dec 2006	Sch 2 (item 7): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item  4)	--
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2006	159, 2006	11 Dec 2006	Sch 1 (items 253, 254): 1 Oct 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	165, 2006	12 Dec 2006	Sch 1 (items 854-869): 19 Feb 2007 (s 2(1) item  15)	--
Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007	7, 2007	19 Feb 2007	Sch 1 and Sch 2 (items 2-5): 19 Aug 2007 (s 2(1) item  2)	Sch 1 (item 2) and Sch 2 (item 5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2007	8, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Sch 4 (items 18, 19): 15 Mar 2007 (s 2(1) item 44)	--
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Sch 1 (item 39): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 3 (item 22)
as amended by
Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007	63, 2007	15 Apr 2007	Sch 1 (items 66, 67): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Migration Amendment (Border Integrity) Act 2007	62, 2007	15 Apr 2007	Sch 1-3: 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) items 2, 3) Remainder: 15 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 4) and Sch 2 (items 35, 36)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Act 2007	63, 2007	15 Apr 2007	Sch 1 (items 31-44, 61-65, 71, 72) and Sch 2: 1 May 2007 (s 2(1) items  2, 3, 8, 9) Sch 1 (items 68, 70): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) items 5, 7) Sch 1 (item 69): never commenced (s 2(1) item 6) Sch 3: 15 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) item 10)	Sch 1 (items 61, 64, 65, 71, 72) and Sch 2 (item 2)
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Act 2007	70, 2007	28 May 2007	Sch 1 (items 24-26): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 26)
Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Act 2007	73, 2007	28 May 2007	Sch 1 (items 1-16): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) items 2, 3) Sch 1 (item 17): never commenced (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Migration Amendment (Statutory Agency) Act 2007	87, 2007	21 June 2007	22 June 2007 (s 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Act 2007	100, 2007	28 June 2007	29 June 2007 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 33)
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Act 2008	36, 2008	24 June 2008	Sch 3 (items 67-69): 24 June 2009 (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 4 (items 7, 8): 22 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Sch 1 (items 32, 33): 1 Mar 2001 (s 2(1) item 23)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008	85, 2008	15 Sept 2008	Sch 1 and Sch 4 (items 1-4, 6(1), (2)): 27 Oct 2008 (s 2(1) items 2, 6) Sch 2 (items 1-3, 12-15, 18-20): 15 Feb 2009 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2 (items 10, 11, 16, 16A, 17, 21, 22) and Sch 3 (items 1-6, 18-25): 15 Mar 2009 (s 2(1) items  2, 3) Sch 3 (items 7-17): 15 Sept 2008 (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 4 (items 5, 6(3), 7): 19 Sept 2008 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 1 (items 37-40), Sch 2 (items 15, 20), Sch 3 (items  2, 6, 20, 23, 25) and Sch 4 (items 6, 7)
Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008	112, 2008	31 Oct 2008	Sch 1: 5 Dec 2008 (s 2(1) items 2-10) Remainder: 31 Oct 2008 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 29)
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008	117, 2008	21 Nov 2008	Sch 3 (items 19, 20): 22 Nov 2008 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Sch 10 (items 12A, 13-75): 1 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 28)	Sch 10 (items 24, 28, 33, 43, 47, 64, 69)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Act 2008	159, 2008	18 Dec 2008	Sch 1: 14 Sept 2009 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (items 44-51)
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2009	10, 2009	25 Feb 2009	Sch 1-3: 15 Mar 2009 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 25 Feb 2009 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 17), Sch 2 (item 7) and Sch 3 (item  2)
Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009	33, 2009	22 May 2009	Sch 2 (item 42): 23 May 2009 (s 2)	--
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Sch 12 (item 4): 14 Sept 2009 (s 2(1) item 35)	--
Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Act 2009	69, 2009	8 July 2009	Sch 1: 14 Sept 2009 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 8 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009	70, 2009	8 July 2009	Sch 3 (items 43, 44): 5 Aug 2009 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Act 2009	85, 2009	18 Sept 2009	Sch 1 (items 1-25, 30-33): 9 Nov 2009 (s  2(1) items 2, 4, 5) Sch 1 (items 26-29): never commenced (s 2(1) item 3) Remainder: 18 Sept 2009 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 8, 25, 33)
Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009	91, 2009	22 Sept 2009	Sch 1 (items 250, 251): 22 Sept 2009 (s 2)	--
Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Act 2010	50, 2010	31 May 2010	Sch 1 (items 7-12): 1 June 2010 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 11)
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010	51, 2010	31 May 2010	Sch 5 (items 37, 38) and Sch 7: 1 Nov 2010 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 7
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Sch 7 (items 94, 95): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 18)	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (items 761-767) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items  5, 12)	Sch 3 (items 10, 11)
Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Act 2011	81, 2011	25 July 2011	Sch 1 (item 1): 26 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 1 (items 2-6): 26 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 3) Remainder: 25 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 6)
Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Act 2011	121, 2011	14 Oct 2011	Sch 1: 24 Mar 2012 (s 2(1) items 2-6) Remainder: 14 Oct 2011 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 35)
Deterring People Smuggling Act 2011	135, 2011	29 Nov 2011	Sch 1: 16 Dec 1999 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 29 Nov 2011 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 2)
Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2012	7, 2012	20 Mar 2012	Sch 1 (item 13) and Sch 4 (item 1): 20 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) items  2, 11) Sch 2 (items 35, 36): never commenced (s 2(1) items 4, 5)	Sch 2 (item 36)
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012	113, 2012	17 Aug 2012	Sch 1: 18 Aug 2012 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 36)
Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012	125, 2012	12 Sept 2012	Sch 1: 24 Nov 2012 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 12 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Act 2012	192, 2012	12 Dec 2012	Sch 1 (items 6, 7): 13 Apr 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012	197, 2012	12 Dec 2012	Sch 5 (items 52-55): 12 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Act 2013	6, 2013	7 Mar 2013	Sch 2 (items 3-13) and Sch 3: 8 Mar 2013 (s 2)	Sch 3
Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Act 2013	10, 2013	14 Mar 2013	Sch 1: 1 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 14 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 30-33)
Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013	13, 2013	14 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 331-350) and Sch 2 (item 1): 12 Apr 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 3) Sch 3 (items 97, 98): 1 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 20)	Sch 3 (item 98)
Maritime Powers (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013	16, 2013	27 Mar 2013	Sch 4: 27 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Act 2013	35, 2013	20 May 2013	Sch 1 (items 1-14, 17-62): 1 June 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 4) Sch 1 (items 15, 16): 21 May 2013 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 2: 27 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) item 5) Remainder: 20 May 2013 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 59-62)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Law Enforcement Integrity, Vulnerable Witness Protection and Other Measures) Act 2013	74, 2013	28 June 2013	Sch 3 (items 3-5): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 3 (items 6-10): 27 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) item 4)	Sch 3 (items 5, 10)
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013	98, 2013	28 June 2013	Sch 1 (items 62, 63): 1 Aug 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Offshore Resources Activity) Act 2013	117, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 1: 29 June 2014 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 10)
Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Act 2013	122, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 1, 4 and 6: 30 June 2013 (s 2(1) items  2, 4, 7) Sch 2 (items 1, 2, 4-6): 23 Nov 2013 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 5 (items 1-5): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 5) Sch 5 (items 6-12): 1 Oct 2014 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 2 (items 4-6), Sch 4 (item 7), Sch 5 (items  5, 12) and Sch 6 (item 19)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Act 2016	67, 2016	20 Oct 2016	Sch 2 (item 3): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Migration Amendment Act 2014	30, 2014	27 May 2014	Sch 1, Sch 2 (items 1-3, 5) and Sch 3 (items 1, 2, 4, 6, 7): 28  May 2014 (s 2(1) items 2-4, 6-8, 10, 12) Sch 2 (item 4) and Sch 3 (items 3, 5): never commenced (s 2(1) items  5, 9, 11)	Sch 1 (item 30), Sch 2 (item 5) and Sch 3 (item  7)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2014	31, 2014	27 May 2014	Sch 1 (items 49, 50), Sch 4 (items 27-47) and Sch 8 (items 26-28): 24  June 2014 (s 2(1) items 2, 9)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2014	106, 2014	24 Sept 2014	Sch 1-4, Sch 5 (items 2, 3) and Sch 6 (item 4): 25  Sept 2014 (s 2(1) items 2, 4) Sch 6 (items 1-3): 1 Jan 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (items 6, 7), Sch 2 (item 3), Sch 3 (items  4, 5), Sch 4 (item 17), Sch 5 (item 3) and Sch 6 (item 3)
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014	116, 2014	3 Nov 2014	Sch 4 (items 1-5), Sch 5 and Sch 7 (items 1-4, 6): 4 Nov 2014 (s 2(1) items  3, 5, 6, 8) Sch 6 (items 1-18): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 7 (item 5): 18 Apr 2015 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 4 (item 5), Sch 5 (item 61), Sch 6 (item  18) and Sch 7 (item 6)
as amended by
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015	35, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 5 (item 1): 14 Apr 2015 (s 2(1) item 11)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015	145, 2015	12 Nov 2015	Sch 2 (item 4): 3 Nov 2014 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act 2014	129, 2014	10 Dec 2014	Sch 1 and 2: 11 Dec 2014 (s 2(1) items 2-5)	Sch 1 (items 29-32) and Sch 2 (items 22, 23)
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Act 2014	135, 2014	15 Dec 2014	Sch 1 (items 36-38), Sch 2 (items 1-12, 19-25), Sch 2A, Sch 3 (items 1-8), Sch 5 (items 1, 2, 18-22, 27-29), Sch 6 and Sch 7: 16 Dec 2014 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 5, 6, 9A, 10, 12, 15, 16, 21-23) Sch 2 (items 13-18A, 18F), Sch 4 and Sch 5 (items 4-17): 18  Apr 2015 (s 2(1) items 4, 4A, 11, 14) Sch 5 (items 3, 23-26): never commenced (s 2(1) item 13, 17-20)	Sch 2 (item 19, 21, 25), Sch 3 (item 8), Sch 4 (items  27, 28), Sch 5 (items 27-29), Sch 6 (items 10-15) and Sch 7 (items 16, 17)
as amended by
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015	35, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 5 (items 2, 3): 14 Apr 2015 (s 2(1) item  11)	--
Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Act 2023	74, 2023	20 Sept 2023	Sch 6 (item 3): 18 Oct 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015	5, 2015	25 Feb 2015	Sch 3 (items 117-121): 25 Mar 2015 (s 2(1) item 10)	--
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015	35, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 1 (items 1, 15): 14 Apr 2015 (s 2(1) items 2, 4) Sch 1 (items 2-14), Sch 3 and Sch 4: 18 Apr 2015 (s 2(1) items 3, 9, 10)	Sch 1 (item 15), Sch 3 (items 14-16) and Sch 4 (item  34)
as amended by
Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015	60, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 2 (items 144, 145): never commenced (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015	41, 2015	20 May 2015	Sch 3, Sch 5 (items 100, 101), Sch 8 (items 8, 9) and Sch 9: 1  July 2015 (s 2(1) items 2, 5, 7)	Sch 3 (item 73) and Sch 9
as amended by
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Act 2017	115, 2017	30 Oct 2017	Sch 1 (item 26): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item  2)	--
Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015	59, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 2 (items 249-254): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item  5) Sch 2 (items 356-396): 18 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 2 (items 356-396)
as amended by
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015	60, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 2 (items 1-143, 148-154, 172-184, 186, 187, 189-192) and Sch 9: 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) items 3-5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 22) Sch 2 (items 155-171, 185, 188): never commenced (s 2(1) items 8, 10, 13)	Sch 2 (item 187, 188) and Sch 9
Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015	62, 2015	16 June 2015	Sch 2 (items 34, 35) and Sch 4: 16 June 2016 (s 2(1) items 2, 4) Sch 3: 16 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 3 and 4
as amended by
Statute Update (Winter 2017) Act 2017	93, 2017	23 Aug 2017	Sch 2 (item 9): 20 Sept 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Act 2015	104, 2015	30 June 2015	Sch 1: 18 Aug 2012 (s 2(1) item 2) Remainder: 30 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Act 2015	115, 2015	26 Aug 2015	Sch 1: 16 Feb 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (items 55-58)
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (items 380-385): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Act 2015	161, 2015	30 Nov 2015	Sch 1 (items 1-18): 14 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 18)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016	4, 2016	11 Feb 2016	Sch 1 (item 22) and Sch 4 (items 1, 207-211, 402-407): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) items  2, 6)	--
Migration Legislation Amendment (Cessation of Visa Labels) Act 2016	34, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 1 (items 2-6): 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Update Act 2016	61, 2016	23 Sept 2016	Sch 1 (items 316-332), Sch 2 (items 51-57) and Sch 3 (items  29, 30): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Act 2016	67, 2016	20 Oct 2016	Sch 1 (items 30-32): 17 Nov 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Act 2017	10, 2017	22 Feb 2017	Sch 1: 23 Feb 2017 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 22)
Statute Update (Winter 2017) Act 2017	93, 2017	23 Aug 2017	Sch 2 (item 13): 20 Sept 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Act 2017	95, 2017	5 Sept 2017	6 Sept 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017	129, 2017	8 Dec 2017	Sch 3 (items 35, 36) and Sch 4: 9 Dec 2017 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 4
as amended by
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021	13, 2021	1 Mar 2021	Sch 2 (item 540): 1 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item  5)	--
Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2018	31, 2018	9 May 2018	Sch 2 (items 121-130, 284): 11 May 2018 (s 2(1) items  3, 7)	Sch 2 (item 284)
Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Act 2018	38, 2018	22 May 2018	Sch 1 and Sch 2 (items 1-18, 37, 38): 12 Aug 2018 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 5) Sch 2 (items 19-36): never commenced (s 2(1) item 4)	Sch 1 (items 16, 17) and Sch 2 (items 37, 38)
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018	67, 2018	29 June 2018	Sch 1 (items 46-48A): 30 June 2018 (s 2(1) item  2) Sch 2 (item 21): 29 Dec 2018 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Act 2018	90, 2018	31 Aug 2018	Sch 1 (items 1-5, 7, 8, 10-14): 13 Dec 2018 (s 2(1) item  1)	Sch 1 (items 3, 5, 10)
Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018	162, 2018	10 Dec 2018	Sch 1: 17 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (items 68-71)
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019	3, 2019	1 Mar 2019	Sch 1 and 6: 2 Mar 2019 (s 2(1) items 2, 7) Sch 2: 1 Sept 2019 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Act 2019	57, 2019	7 Aug 2019	Sch 1 (items 75, 76): 30 Aug 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Act 2019	110, 2019	4 Dec 2019	Sch 1: 5 Dec 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (items 14, 15)
Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020	71, 2020	22 June 2020	Sch 1 and 2: 22 Mar 2021 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 3, 4 and 6: 11 Aug 2020 (s 2(1) items 3, 4, 6) Sch 5: 15 Oct 2020 (s 2(1) item 5)	Sch 2 (item 4), Sch 4 (item 2), Sch 5 (item  3) and Sch 6 (item 5)
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021	13, 2021	1 Mar 2021	Sch 2 (items 542-579): 1 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Act 2021	35, 2021	24 May 2021	Sch 1: 25 May 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 4)
Migration Amendment (Tabling Notice of Certain Character Decisions) Act 2021	36, 2021	24 May 2021	25 May 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 2)
Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Act 2023	1, 2023	16 Feb 2023	17 Feb 2023 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 2-5)
Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Act 2023	26, 2023	23 June 2023	Sch 1: 1 Nov 2023 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2: 24 June 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (item 33) and Sch 2 (item 6)
Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Act 2023	74, 2023	20 Sept 2023	Sch 1 (items 69-71): 20 Mar 2024 (s 2(1) item  2) Sch 5 (item 5): 18 Oct 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (item 71)
Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Act 2023	86, 2023	26 Oct 2023	29 Mar 2024 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Act 2023	93, 2023	17 Nov 2023	Sch 1: 18 Nov 2023 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 6)
Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Bridging Visas, Serious Offenders and Other Measures) Act 2023	110, 2023	7 Dec 2023	Sch 1: 8 Dec 2023 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 5-7)
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Act 2024	1, 2024	20 Feb 2024	1 July 2024 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 7-12, 27, 36)