Lawful Residence date
If you were granted a Temporary Residence or Permanent Residence visa before you arrived in Australia, the date that you first arrived on that visa is the Lawful Residence date. If you were granted a Temporary Residence or Permanent Residence visa after you arrived in Australia, the date that that visa was granted is the Lawful Residence date.
Important: If you have had periods where you were unlawfully in Australia, your Lawful Residence date will cease and only commence when you are granted another Temporary Residence or Permanent Residence visa and became lawful again. For example, if you spent time in prison your last release date from prison would be your Lawful Residence date.