Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement .................................................................................. 1

3............ Principal object of this Act ................................................................. 2

4............ Act extends to the external Territories ............................................... 2

5............ Act extends to things outside Australia .............................................. 2

6............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 2

Part 2--Australian travel documents                                                                            5

Division 1--Issue of Australian travel documents                                        5

Subdivision A--Issue of Australian passports                                                       5

7............ Australian citizen is entitled to be issued an Australian passport ..... 5

8............ Minister to be satisfied of person's citizenship and identity ............ 5

Subdivision B--Issue of travel‑related documents                                                 5

9............ Minister may issue travel‑related documents ..................................... 5

10.......... Minister to be satisfied of person's identity ...................................... 6

Division 2--Reasons the Minister may refuse to issue an Australian passport                7

Subdivision A--Children                                                                                            7

11.......... Reasons relating to child without parental consent or court order for travel            7

Subdivision B--Law enforcement and security                                                      9

12.......... Reasons relating to Australian law enforcement matters .................... 9

13.......... Reasons relating to international law enforcement cooperation ....... 10

14.......... Reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct ............................ 11

Subdivision C--Administrative reasons                                                                13

15.......... Reasons relating to repeated loss or thefts ....................................... 13

16.......... Reasons relating to financial assistance to travellers ........................ 13

17.......... Reasons relating to concurrently valid Australian travel document . 14

Subdivision D--Matters relating to requests by competent authorities          14

18.......... Refusal/cancellation requests ............................................................ 14

19.......... Acting on refusal/cancellation requests ............................................. 15

Division 3--When Australian travel documents cease to be valid     16

20.......... When Australian passports cease to be valid ................................... 16

21.......... When travel‑related documents cease to be valid ............................. 16

22.......... When an Australian travel document may be cancelled .................... 16

Part 3--Powers of officers                                                                                                18

23.......... Demand for surrender of suspicious Australian travel document .... 18

24.......... Demand for surrender of cancelled or invalid Australian travel document               18

25.......... Demand for surrender of debtor's Australian travel document ........ 19

26.......... Customs officers may seize a suspicious document ........................ 20

Part 4--Offences relating to Australian travel documents                            21

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             21

27.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 21

28.......... Geographical jurisdiction .................................................................. 21

Division 2--Offences                                                                                                   22

29.......... Making false or misleading statements in relation to Australian travel document applications               22

30.......... Giving false or misleading information in relation to Australian travel document applications               22

31.......... Producing false or misleading documents in relation to Australian travel document applications           23

32.......... Improper use or possession of an Australian travel document ........ 24

33.......... Selling an Australian travel document ............................................... 25

34.......... Damaging an Australian travel document ......................................... 25

35.......... Dishonestly obtaining an Australian travel document ...................... 25

36.......... Possessing false Australian travel documents .................................. 26

37.......... Bringing, taking or sending a document across international borders 26

38.......... Issue of passport contrary to this Act ............................................. 27

39.......... Issue of travel‑related document contrary to this Act or Minister's determination                 27

40.......... Abuse of public office ...................................................................... 27

41.......... Failure to notify officer of lost or stolen Australian travel document 28

Part 5--Administrative matters                                                                                     29

Division 1--Information relating to Australian travel documents       29

42.......... Disclosure of personal information for the purposes of this Act .... 29

43.......... Minister may determine information required for the purpose of satisfying Minister of person's citizenship and identity etc. ....................................................................................... 30

44.......... Method of disclosing information to Minister ................................. 30

45.......... Minister may disclose information about Australian travel documents that are lost, stolen, suspicious etc.          31

46.......... Minister may disclose information for particular purposes ............. 31

Division 2--Methods of performing functions under this Act               32

47.......... Minister may determine particular methods and technologies ......... 32

Division 3--Review of decisions about Australian travel documents 33

48.......... Reviewable decisions ........................................................................ 33

49.......... Review by Minister of decisions made by Minister's delegate ....... 34

50.......... Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal of decisions made by Minister         34

Division 4--Officers and delegates                                                                      36

51.......... Delegation of Minister's powers ...................................................... 36

52.......... Authorisation of persons as officers ................................................ 36

Part 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        37

53.......... Form of Australian travel documents ............................................... 37

54.......... Australian travel documents are the property of the Commonwealth 38

55.......... Endorsements and observations ....................................................... 38

56.......... Application fees ............................................................................... 38

57.......... Minister's determinations ................................................................ 38

58.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 38

Notes                                                                                                                                             41

  

Notes to the Australian Passports Act 2005

Note 1

The Australian Passports Act 2005 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 5, 2005 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Australian Passports Act 2005	5, 2005	18 Feb 2005	Ss. 3-58: 1 July 2005 (see F2005L01517) Remainder: Royal Assent
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 1 (items 4-6): (a)	--
Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006	46, 2006	22 May 2006	Schedule 8 (items 3, 4) and Schedule 9 (item 2): 1 July 2006	--
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 3 (items 14, 17)
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 8 (item 1): 1 July 2009	--

(a)     Subsection 2(1) (item 4) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4.  Schedule 1, items 4 to 6	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 58 of the Australian Passports Act 2005.	1 July 2005

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 6.......................................	am. No. 46, 2006
Part 2
Division 2
Subdivision A
S. 11.....................................	am. No. 46, 2006
Subdivision B
S. 13.....................................	am. No. 9, 2006
Part 6
S. 53.....................................	am. No. 21, 2007; No. 144, 2008

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
(No. 21, 2007)

Schedule 3

14  Definition

In this Part:

commencement day means the day on which sections 2A to 54 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 commence.

17  Application--Australian Passports Act 2005

The amendment made by item 4 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to Australian travel documents issued on or after the commencement day.