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AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 NO. 5, 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Principal object of this Act  
  • 4 Act extends to the external Territories  
  • 5 Act extends to things outside Australia  
  • 6 Definitions  

PART 2--AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Division 1--Issue of Australian travel documents

     Subdivision A--Issue of Australian passports

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

     Subdivision A--Children
  • 11 Reasons relating to child without parental consent or court order for travel  
  •      Subdivision B--Law enforcement and security  
  • 12 Reasons relating to Australian law enforcement matters  
  • 13 Reasons relating to international law enforcement cooperation  
  • 14 Reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct  
  •      Subdivision C--Administrative reasons  
  • 15 Reasons relating to repeated loss or thefts  
  • 16 Reasons relating to financial assistance to travellers  
  • 17 Reasons relating to concurrently valid Australian travel document  
  •      Subdivision D--Matters relating to requests by competent authorities  
  • 18 Refusal/cancellation requests  
  • 19 Acting on refusal/cancellation requests  

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

PART 3--POWERS OF OFFICERS

PART 4--OFFENCES RELATING TO AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 27 Definitions  
  • 28 Geographical jurisdiction  

Division 2--Offences

PART 5--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Division 1--Information relating to Australian travel documents

  • 42 Disclosure of personal information for the purposes of this Act  
  • 43 Minister may determine information required for the purpose of satisfying Minister of person's citizenship and identity etc.  
  • 44 Method of disclosing information to Minister  
  • 45 Minister may disclose information about Australian travel documents that are lost, stolen, suspicious etc.  
  • 46 Minister may disclose information for particular purposes  

Division 2--Methods of performing functions under this Act

  • 47 Minister may determine particular methods and technologies  

Division 3--Review of decisions about Australian travel documents

  • 48 Reviewable decisions  
  • 49 Review by Minister of decisions made by Minister's delegate  
  • 50 Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal of decisions made by Minister  

Division 4--Officers and delegates

  • 51 Delegation of Minister's powers  
  • 52 Authorisation of persons as officers  

PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

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