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AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 !!!The following amendment (No. 9, 2006 and No. 46, 2006) has not been incorporated. - List of Sections

Section

Long Title

Making Information

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
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
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Part 2—Australian travel documents

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
Division 1—Issue of Australian travel documents


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Subdivision A—Issue of Australian passports


7. Australian citizen is entitled to be issued an Australian passport
8. Minister to be satisfied of person's citizenship and identity
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Subdivision B—Issue of travel-related documents


9. Minister may issue travel-related documents
10. Minister to be satisfied of person's identity
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Division 2—Reasons the Minister may refuse to issue an
Australian passport


AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
Subdivision A—Children


11. Reasons relating to child without parental consent or court order for travel
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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
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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
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Subdivision D—Matters relating to requests by competent authorities


18. Refusal/cancellation requests
19. Acting on refusal/cancellation requests
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Division 3—When Australian travel documents cease to be valid


20. When Australian passports cease to be valid
21. When travel-related documents cease to be valid
22. When an Australian travel document may be cancelled
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Part 3—Powers of officers

23. Demand for surrender of suspicious Australian travel document
24. Demand for surrender of cancelled or invalid Australian travel document
25. Demand for surrender of debtor's Australian travel document
26. Customs officers may seize a suspicious document
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Part 4—Offences relating to Australian travel
documents

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
Division 1—Preliminary


27. Definitions
28. Geographical jurisdiction
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
Division 2—Offences


29. Making false or misleading statements in relation to Australian travel document applications
30. Giving false or misleading information in relation to Australian travel document applications
31. Producing false or misleading documents in relation to Australian travel document applications
32. Improper use or possession of an Australian travel document
33. Selling an Australian travel document
34. Damaging an Australian travel document
35. Dishonestly obtaining an Australian travel document
36. Possessing false Australian travel documents
37. Bringing, taking or sending a document across international borders
38. Issue of passport contrary to this Act
39. Issue of travel-related document contrary to this Act or Minister's determination
40. Abuse of public office
41. Failure to notify officer of lost or stolen Australian travel document
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
Part 5—Administrative matters

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005
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
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Division 2—Methods of performing functions under this Act


47. Minister may determine particular methods and technologies
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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
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Division 4—Officers and delegates


51. Delegation of Minister's powers
52. Authorisation of persons as officers
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Part 6—Miscellaneous

53. Form of Australian travel documents
54. Australian travel documents are the property of the Commonwealth
55. Endorsements and observations
56. Application fees
57. Minister's determinations
58. Regulations
Note

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