Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 503

  (1)   A person in relation to whom a decision has been made:

  (a)   under section   200 because of circumstances specified in section   201; or

  (b)   under section   501, 501A, 501B or 501BA; or

  (c)   to refuse under section   65 to grant a protection visa relying on subsection   5H(2) or 36(1C);

is not entitled to enter Australia or to be in Australia at any time during the period determined under the regulations.

  (2)   The period referred to in subsection   (1) commences, in the case of a person who has been deported or removed from Australia, when the person is so deported or removed.

  (3)   Different periods may be prescribed under subsection   (1) in relation to different situations.

  (4)   This section does not apply to a holder of a criminal justice visa or to a holder of a permanent visa that was granted by the Minister acting personally.