Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE COLLECTION ACT 1978 - SECT 5

                   A person departing from Australia does not have to pay the charge in relation to his or her departure if, at the time of his or her departure, the person:

                     (a)  is under 12 years old; or

                     (b)  is a traditional inhabitant whose departure is undertaken in connection with the performance of traditional activities; or

                     (c)  is a member of the defence force of a country other than Australia whose departure is undertaken:

                              (i)  in the course of his or her duty as such a member; and

                             (ii)  on an aircraft or a ship of a defence force; or

                     (d)  is a spouse or a child:

                              (i)  of a member of the defence force of a country other than Australia to whom paragraph (c) applies; and

                             (ii)  whose departure from Australia is undertaken in the company of the member; or

                     (e)  is a crew member of an aircraft or a ship whose departure from Australia is on the aircraft or ship; or

                      (f)  is a spouse or a child:

                              (i)  of a crew member of a ship to whom paragraph (e) applies; and

                             (ii)  whose departure from Australia is undertaken in the company of the member; or

                     (g)  is a positioning crew member; or

                     (h)  is a transit passenger; or

                      (i)  is an emergency passenger; or

                      (j)  is in the course of a journey that has involved a previous departure by the person from Australia by ship in respect of which the person paid the charge; or

                     (k)  does not have to pay the charge because of the operation of:

                              (i)  the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 ; or

                             (ii)  the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 ; or

                            (iii)  the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 ; or

                            (iv)  the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995 ; or

                      (l)  is a passenger whose departure from Australia is undertaken for the purpose of travelling to the Joint Petroleum Development Area in connection with the prospecting for petroleum or the undertaking of petroleum operations; or

                    (m)  is a protective service officer (as defined in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ) on an aircraft for the purpose of enhancing the security of the aircraft.