The Act automatically allowed certain classes of people to enter Australia, such as all members of the British Army or the Royal Navy, the captain and crew of any ship visiting an Australian port, any person sent on the business of a foreign government, family members of permitted immigrants, and former residents of Australia.
法令还自动允许一些人群进入澳大利亚，比如英国陆军或是英国皇家海军、任何访问澳大利亚港口的船只的船长以及所有工作人员、任何受委派处理外国政府事务的人士、移民获批者的家属以及前澳大利亚居民。