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Immigration Act 2009

Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings - Appeals against decisions relating to refugee or protection status

199: After successful appeal, Minister to decide immigration status of protected person who may have committed certain crimes or been guilty of certain acts

You could also call this:

“Minister decides status of protected person with potential criminal history after successful appeal”

If you win an appeal and are recognised as a protected person, but there are serious reasons to think you might have committed a crime or done something wrong, the Minister will decide what happens with your immigration status. This applies to certain types of crimes or actions that are described in another part of the law. The Minister makes this decision, not anyone else.

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Topics:
Immigration and citizenship > Visas
Immigration and citizenship > Border control
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Part 7 Appeals, reviews, and other proceedings
Appeals against decisions relating to refugee or protection status

199After successful appeal, Minister to decide immigration status of protected person who may have committed certain crimes or been guilty of certain acts

  1. The Minister must make any decision about a person's immigration status if the Tribunal has determined that—

  2. the person is a protected person; and
    1. there are serious reasons under section 198(1)(c) for considering that the person has committed a crime, or been guilty of any act, described in that paragraph.