Section 268BL — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Copies of documents

An authorised officer, or another officer with an authorised officer’s permission, may:

(a) inspect a document given or shown to the authorised officer under this Subdivision; and

(b) make and retain copies of, or take and retain extracts from, such a document; and

(c) retain a copy of a document given to the authorised officer in accordance with a requirement covered by paragraph 268BA(2)(c) (copies of documents given under production notices).

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 268BI — Offence: giving false or misleading information
s 268BJ — Offence: giving false or misleading document
s 268BK — Information and documents that incriminate a person
s 268BM — Officer may retain documents
s 268BN — Owner of document must be given copy
s 268BO — Retaining documents

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