The right of review is provided for in the Migration Act itself.
At that time the Migration Act 1968 was amended to effectively say that children should only be detained as a last resort.
On May 25, 2011, the Migration Act came into force.
In 1958, under the Migration Act, the dictation test was removed and a new scheme of entry permits was introduced.
The ultimate decision, reached by a majority of four judges to three, was that the Migration Act did permit indefinite detention.
The Howard government released the children and introduced limited changes to Migration Act 1958 as a result of the report.
Some of the changes may require amendments to the Migration Act 1958.
The Commonwealth passed an amendment modifying the Migration Act 1958.
The Migration Act 1958 allowed discretionary detention of unauthorised arrivals until 1992.
The government sought changes to the Migration Act, to allow asylum seekers to be processed in Malaysia.
