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title: "Record whether a further protection-visa application is barred"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-whether-a-further-protection-visa-application-is-barred"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-7"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record whether a further protection-visa application is barred

> From the lawyer's chronology, record whether the person is in the migration zone and whether, while there, the person made an application for a protection visa that was refused, or held a protection visa that was…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the lawyer's chronology, record whether the person is in the migration zone and whether, while there, the person made an application for a protection visa that was refused, or held a protection visa that was cancelled. Record if the application was made on the person's behalf, and if the chronology says the person did not understand it because of a mental impairment or because the person was a minor. Record a later return after a removal or an attempted removal only as the chronology states it. Do not say that a further application can be made. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer applies section 48A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). Subject to section 48B, a non-citizen who, while in the migration zone, has made an application for a protection visa that was refused, or on whose behalf such an application was made and refused, may not make a further application for a protection visa, or have one made, while in the migration zone. The same bar applies, subject to section 48B, where a protection visa was cancelled. Subsection (1C) says the bar does not turn on the grounds or criteria of the new or the old application. The definition of an application for a protection visa includes an application for a visa of a class provided for by section 35A, and the earlier kinds of application the section lists. Section 48B was opened separately and is not applied in this task. The tool does not decide that the bar applies. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the lawyer's chronology, record whether the person is in the migration zone and whether, while there, the person made an application for a protection visa that was refused, or held a protection visa that was cancelled. Record if the application was made on the person's behalf, and if the chronology says the person did not understand it because of a mental impairment or because the person was a minor. Record a later return after a removal or an attempted removal only as the chronology states it. Do not say that a further application can be made.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer applies section 48A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). Subject to section 48B, a non-citizen who, while in the migration zone, has made an application for a protection visa that was refused, or on whose behalf such an application was made and refused, may not make a further application for a protection visa, or have one made, while in the migration zone. The same bar applies, subject to section 48B, where a protection visa was cancelled. Subsection (1C) says the bar does not turn on the grounds or criteria of the new or the old application. The definition of an application for a protection visa includes an application for a visa of a class provided for by section 35A, and the earlier kinds of application the section lists. Section 48B was opened separately and is not applied in this task. The tool does not decide that the bar applies.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Do not treat an ordinary visa refusal as this bar. The section is about a protection visa application or a cancelled protection visa.
2. Do not drop the bar because the new claims are different. Subsection (1C) is for the lawyer to apply.
3. Do not apply section 48B in this task.
4. Do not say a further application can be lodged.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 48A, further protection visa applications](https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/s48a.html) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-whether-a-further-protection-visa-application-is-barred/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*