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Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination 2026

🇦🇺 Australia1 recorded versionLast change 23 Jun 2026
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Current rules

This Determination establishes the daily maintenance amount for individuals held in detention. It specifically repeals the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024.

Overview

The Australian Department of Home Affairs has implemented a new legislative instrument, the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination 2026, effective 23 June 2026. This instrument defines and authorises the daily maintenance amounts for persons held in immigration detention, replacing the former 2024 determination. Stakeholders should note the updated legal framework for detention maintenance costs.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • Department of Home Affairs
  • Immigration detention facilities
  • Persons in immigration detention

What changed in the latest version

Before

The previous rule was the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024. This rule set the daily cost for people in detention.

After

This new rule sets the daily cost for people held in detention. It specifically cancels the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024.

This matters because it makes official the money rules for looking after people held in immigration detention. It affects how detention centres are run. It may also affect how the Department of Home Affairs uses its money.

Explained simply

Australia has a new rule that says how much money the government will spend each day to take care of people who are being held in immigration detention. This new rule started on 23 June 2026, and it replaces an older rule about the same thing.

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Version history

  1. v1Effective 1 Jul 2026EffectiveMedium impact
    Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination 2026

    Australia has brought in the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination 2026. This sets the daily cost for people in immigration detention. This new rule uses powers from the Migration Act 1958. It cancels the previous rule, which was the Determination (LIN 24/017) 2024.

Timeline

  1. Takes effect

    23 Jun 2026

    The new rule is the Migration (Daily Maintenance Amount for Persons in Detention) Determination 2026, which sets the daily maintenance amount for persons in detention. It repeals the previous 2024 determination.

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