Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 140

             (1)  If a person's visa is cancelled under section 109 (incorrect information), 116 or 128 or 137J (student visas), a visa held by another person because of being a member of the family unit of the person is also cancelled.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person's visa is cancelled under section 109 (incorrect information), 116 or 128 or 137J (student visas); and

                     (b)  another person to whom subsection (1) does not apply holds a visa only because the person whose visa is cancelled held a visa;

the Minister may, without notice to the other person, cancel the other person's visa.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a person's visa (the cancelled visa ) is cancelled under any provision of this Act; and

                     (b)  the person is a parent of another person; and

                     (c)  the other person holds a particular visa (the other visa ), that was granted under section 78 (child born in Australia) because the parent held the cancelled visa;

the other visa is also cancelled.

             (4)  If:

                     (a)  a visa is cancelled under subsection (1), (2) or (3) because another visa is cancelled; and

                     (b)  the cancellation of the other visa is revoked under section 131, 137L or 137N;

the cancellation under subsection (1), (2) or (3) is revoked.