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Immigration Act 2009

Detention and monitoring - Warrants of commitment and release on conditions

320: Court may instead release person on conditions

You could also call this:

"Court can let you go with rules instead of keeping you in custody"

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You can be released from court on conditions instead of being kept in custody. The court makes this decision. A law change repealed this rule on 28 November 2025, as stated in the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Act 2025.

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Part 9Detention and monitoring
Warrants of commitment and release on conditions

320Court may instead release person on conditions (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 320: repealed, on , by section 41 of the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 75).