Passports Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Act 2015 (122 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Australian Passports Act 2005

6   Subsection 11(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The Minister must not issue an Australian travel document to a child unless:

(a) each person who has parental responsibility for the child consents to the child having an Australian travel document; or

(b) an order of a court of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory permits:

(i) the child to have an Australian travel document; or

(ii) the child to travel internationally; or

(iii) the child to live or spend time with another person who is outside Australia.


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