Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PASSPORTS AMENDMENT ACT 1984 No. 168, 1984 - SECT 9

9. Section 7E of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and
substituting the following sub-sections:

"(1) Where the Minister-

   (a)  has formed an opinion that, if an Australian passport were issued to a
        person, that person would be likely to engage in conduct that-

        (i)    might prejudice the security of Australia or of a foreign
               country;

        (ii)   might endanger the health or physical safety of other persons,
               whether in Australia or in a foreign country; or

        (iii)  might interfere with the rights and freedoms of other persons,
               as set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political
               Rights, whether in Australia or in a foreign country; and

   (b)  considers that, in the circumstances, action to prevent that person
        engaging in that conduct should be taken by way of not issuing an
        Australian passport to that person, the Minister may notify an
        authorized officer or authorized officers that, by virtue of this
        section, an Australian passport is not to be issued to that person.

"(1A) An authorized officer shall not issue an Australian passport to a person
if the Minister has notified him under sub-section (1) that an Australian
passport is not to be issued to that person.".