Ministerial Intervention (mi) Requests Affected By New Ministerial Intervention Changes Under Sections 351 And 48b Of The Migration Act 1958 From 4 September 2025 To 18 January 2026 ​

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Between 4 September 2025 and 18 January 2026, the Department of Home Affairs received 1,930 ministerial intervention (MI) requests under section 351 of the Migration Act 1958 and 1,298 under section 48B. During this period, 93 section 351 requests and fewer than 5 section 48B requests were finalised by the Minister, while 726 section 351 requests and fewer than 10 section 48B requests were finalised by the Department. Eleven section 351 requests were withdrawn, with none withdrawn under section 48B. The data indicates 613 persons departed Australia following section 351 MI decisions. Additionally, 597 section 351 requests and fewer than 5 section 48B requests received after the policy changes did not meet the new criteria. Prior to these changes (12 April 2023 to