Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an unlawful non - citizen is to be, or is likely to be, removed or deported, this Act does not prevent a court issuing for the purposes of the administration of criminal justice in relation to an offence against a law a warrant to stay the removal or deportation.
(2) If a criminal justice stay warrant about a non - citizen is in force, the non - citizen is not to be removed or deported.
(3) If a court issues a criminal justice stay warrant about a non - citizen, the applicant for the warrant is responsible for the costs of any maintenance or accommodation (other than immigration detention) of the non - citizen while the warrant is in force.