The Immigration Restriction Act was replaced by the Migration Act 1958, which replaced the dictation test with a universal visa system (or entry permits), and removed many of the other restrictions, although many migrants from southern Europe and Asia were already living in Australia, some of them having arrived as refugees during or after World War II.
《移民限制法令》由1958移民法令（英语：Migration Act 1958）所取代，该法令将普通的签证制度（或是入境许可）取代了听写测试，并且移除了其他的限制，虽然很多来自南欧以及亚洲的移民先已居住在澳大利亚，但是他们中的一部分都是在第二次世界大战期间或之后以难民的身份来到澳大利亚的。