New detention regime for suspected unauthorised non-citizen offenders
EPBC Act fact sheet
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, March 2007
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New provisions have been added into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) relating to the detention of persons suspected of being unauthorised non-citizens who have committed offences against the EPBC Act or its regulations. These provisions will enable the EPBC Act to be enforced in Australia’s maritime jurisdiction and non self-governing external Territories to protect Commonwealth reserves, such as Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve, and precious marine species, including turtles, dolphins and dugong.
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