Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MIGRATION AMENDMENT ACT 1991 No. 86, 1991 - SECT 20

20. After section 89 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Transfer of person in custody under section 88 or 89 to a processing area

"89A. A person taken into custody under section 88 or 89:

   (a)  may be taken to a processing area; and

   (b)  if he or she is taken to a processing area, Division 4A of Part 2
        applies to the person as if he or she had:

   (i)  become an unprocessed person upon being taken to the processing area;
        and

   (ii) been taken to the processing area under section 54B; and

   (c)  if he or she is taken to a processing area - the person is taken to
        have ceased to be in custody under section 88 or 89, as the case may
        be.".