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September 22, 2025

Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2025

The Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2025 remakes and updates the 2015 Rule, which was due to sunset on 1 October 2025, to ensure continuity of lawful disclosure of Immigration and Border Protection (IBP) information under the Australian Border Force Act 2015. The Rule: Retains existing provisions allowing disclosure of IBP information for…

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Migration (Access to Movement Records) Instrument 2025

The Migration (Access to Movement Records) Instrument 2025 (LIN 25/001), made under subregulations 3.10A(1) and (2) of the Migration Regulations 1994, prescribes the legislation, agencies, employees, and purposes for which access to movement records may be authorised under section 488 of the Migration Act 1958. It repeals the earlier instrument LIN 23/015 (2023). Background and…

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