Section 88 — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Limit does not affect processing of applications

Section 86’s prevention of the grant of a visa does not prevent any other action related to the application for it.

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 86 — Effect of limit
s 87 — Limit does not prevent visas for certain persons
s 87A — Limit does not prevent the grant of visas to certain people who are unable to meet health or character requirements before the limit applies because of circumstances beyond their control
s 89 — Determination of limit not to mean failure to decide
s 90 — Order of dealing with limited visas
s 91 — Order of dealing with visas

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