Commonwealth Numbered Acts

IMMIGRATION (UNAUTHORIZED ARRIVALS) AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 176 of 1980 - SECT 4

4. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Extension of Act to Christmas Island

"3A. (1) This Act extends to the Territory of Christmas Island.



"(2) Subject to this Act, the Territory of Christmas Island-

   (a)  shall be deemed to be part of Australia for the purposes of this Act;
        and

   (b)  shall be deemed not to be a place outside Australia.



"(3) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of " Australian
waters" in sub-section 3 (1), the Territory of Christmas Island shall not be
deemed to be part of Australia.".