Despite any other provision of this Act, if this Subdivision applies to a non - citizen at a particular time and, at that time, the non - citizen applies, or purports to apply, for a protection visa then, subject to section 91F:
(a) if the non - citizen has not been immigration cleared at that time--neither that application nor any other application made by the non - citizen for a visa is a valid application; or
(b) if the non - citizen has been immigration cleared at that time--neither that application nor any other application made by the non - citizen for a protection visa is a valid application.