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<Text>The following provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 are repealed—</Text>
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<Text>sections 1 to 6 and Schedule 1;</Text>
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<Text>sections 7 to 11;</Text>
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<Text>sections 13 to 15 and Schedule 2;</Text>
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<Text>sections 16 to 28;</Text>
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<Text>sections 30 to 51;</Text>
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<Text>sections 53 to 58;</Text>
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<Text>section 61;</Text>
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<Text>section 66.</Text>
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<Text>Section 8AA of the Immigration Act 1971 (persons ineligible for leave to enter and remain, entry clearance and ETA) (inserted by section 30(3) of the Illegal Migration Act 2023) is to be treated as never having been in force.</Text>
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