Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Passenger Declaration) Regulations 2021 (F2021L01772)

Schedule 1   Migration amendments

Migration Regulations 1994

2   After regulation 3.03AA

Insert:

3.03AB Exemption from requirements to complete a passenger card where digital passenger declaration provided

(1) The requirements relating to completing or providing a passenger card in these Regulations do not apply to a person who is arriving in Australia if:

(a) the person has provided a digital passenger declaration to the departmental system that processes digital passenger declarations; and

(b) before an event referred to in subparagraph 172(1)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii) of the Act occurs:

(i) the person has not withdrawn the digital passenger declaration; and

(ii) a clearance officer does not requirethe person to provide a completed passenger card under subregulation (2).

(2) A clearance officer may requirethe person to provide a completed passenger card if circumstances specified in an instrument under subregulation (3) exist.

(3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a matter for the purposes of subregulation (2).


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