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Section 256 — Person in immigration detention may have access to certain

Migration Act 1958 s 256 Australia Compilation: 18 May 2026 Verified: 2026-05-23

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advice, facilities etc. Where a person is in immigration detention under this Act, the person responsible for his or her immigration detention shall, at the request of the person in immigration detention, give to him or her application forms for a visa or afford to him or her all reasonable facilities for making a statutory declaration for the purposes of this Act or for obtaining legal advice or taking legal proceedings in relation to his or her immigration detention. Migration Act 1958 537 Part 2 Arrival, presence and departure of persons Division 13 Examination, search, detention and identification

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