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StatuteMigration Act 1958

Section 4AA — Migration Act 1958: Detention of minors a last resort

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(1) The Parliament affirms as a principle that a minor shall only be detained as a measure of last resort. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the reference to a minor being detained does not include a reference to a minor residing at a place in accordance with a residence determination.

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