Section 11 — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Visa applicable to 2 or more persons

Where:

(a) 2 or more persons who are the holders of the same visa travel to Australia on board the same vessel; and

(b) on entering Australia, one of those persons is in possession of evidence of that visa;

each of them shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be in possession of that evidence on entering Australia.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 9 — Certain sea installations to be part of Australia
s 9A — Migration zone etc.—offshore resources activities
s 10 — Certain children taken to enter Australia at birth
s 11A — When applications under this Act are finally determined
s 12 — Application of Part VA of the Marriage Act
s 13 — Lawful non‑citizens

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