(1) For the purposes of this Act, if:
(a) a person departs from Australia for an external Territory; and
(b) the person is not ordinarily resident in that external Territory; and
(c) the person intends, at the time of the departure, to depart from that external Territory for another country, or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area, within 3 months after the departure from Australia;
the first - mentioned departure is taken to be a departure of the person from Australia for that other country or for that installation, as the case requires.
(2) For the purposes of this Act (including subsection (1)), if:
(a) a person departs from Australia for another country or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area; and
(b) the person intends, at the time of the departure, to depart from that other country, or from an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area, for an external Territory within 7 days after the departure from Australia;
the first - mentioned departure is taken to be a departure from Australia for that external Territory.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, if:
(a) a person departs from Norfolk Island or an Indian Ocean Territory for another country or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area; and
(b) the person intends, at the time of the departure, to depart from that other country, or from an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area, for a place in Australia other than that first - mentioned Territory within 7 days after the first - mentioned departure;
the first - mentioned departure is taken not to be a departure from Australia for another country or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area.
(4) For the purposes of this Act, if:
(a) a person departs from a part of Australia other than Norfolk Island or an Indian Ocean Territory for another country or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area; and
(b) the person intends, at the time of the departure, to depart from that other country, or from an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area, for Norfolk Island or an Indian Ocean Territory within 7 days after the first - mentioned departure;
the first - mentioned departure is taken not to be a departure from Australia for another country or for an installation in the Greater Sunrise special regime area.