Section 134B — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Emergency cancellation on security grounds

The Minister must cancel a visa held by a person if:

(a) there is an assessment made by ASIO for the purposes of this section; and

(b) the assessment contains advice that ASIO suspects that the person might be, directly or indirectly, a risk to security (within the meaning of section 4 of the ASIO Act); and

(c) the assessment contains a recommendation that all visas held by the person be cancelled under this section; and

(d) the person is outside 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 133E — Cancellation under subsection 133A(1) or 133C(1)—notice of cancellation
s 133F — Cancellation under subsection 133A(3) or 133C(3)—Minister may revoke cancellation in certain circumstances
s 134A — Natural justice
s 134C — Decision about revocation of emergency cancellation
s 134D — Effect of revocation of cancellation
s 134E — Notice of cancellation

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