Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Identifying information may be indefinitely retained if the non - citizen to whom it relates:
(a) is, or has ever been, in immigration detention; or
(b) has ever had an application for a visa refused, or has ever had a visa cancelled; or
(i) entered Australia on a temporary visa; and
(ii) since its expiry, remained in Australia as an unlawful non - citizen; or
(d) has ever been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or
(e) has ever been subject to action taken under this Act or the regulations for the purpose of:
(i) deporting the non - citizen; or
(ii) removing the non - citizen from Australia; or
(f) is a person in respect of whom the Minister has issued a conclusive certificate under subsection (4).
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to detention that occurs only because the non - citizen is, or was, detained for questioning detention (see section 192). However, this subsection does not apply if the detention leads to detention under section 189 because of the application of subsection 190(2).
(3) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply if the decision to refuse the application for the visa, or to cancel the visa, was set aside on a review.
(4) The Minister may issue a conclusive certificate in respect of a non - citizen if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the non - citizen is a threat to the security of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or
(b) it is in the public interest to do so.
(5) The power under subsection (4) may only be exercised
by the Minister personally.