When eligible non‑citizen in immigration detention granted visa
(1) If: (a) an eligible non‑citizen who is in immigration detention makes an application for a bridging visa of a prescribed class; and (b) the Minister does not make a decision, within the prescribed period, to grant or refuse to grant the bridging visa; the non‑citizen is taken to have been granted a bridging visa of the prescribed class on prescribed conditions (if any) at the end of that period. (2) The period in subsection (1) may be extended in relation to a particular application by agreement between the applicant and the Minister.
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