Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MIGRATION AMENDMENT ACT 1991 No. 86, 1991 - SECT 7

7. Section 18 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is
substituted: Effect of entry visas

"18. (1) While the holder of an entry visa is not in Australia, the entry visa
has effect as if it were a travel-only visa until the holder enters Australia
(whether or not the holder has previously entered Australia while the entry
visa was in force).

"(2) When the holder of an entry visa enters or re-enters Australia, the entry
visa has effect as if it were an entry permit.

"(3) If an entry visa is granted in Australia to a person who has entered
Australia, the entry visa has effect, when granted, as if it were an entry
permit.

"(4) An entry visa has effect subject to any limitation on the period during
which the holder is authorised to travel to or remain in Australia, and to any
conditions, to which the entry visa is subject.".