{"id":"F2013L01907","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Eligible Passports - IMMI 13/139","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128032,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01907-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Eligible Passports - IMMI 13/139","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nMigration Act 1958\n\n \n\nELIGIBLE PASSPORTS\n\n(SECTION 175A)\n\n \n\nI, WENDY SOUTHERN, Acting Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 175A of the Migration Act 1958 (the ‘Act’):\n\n \n\n1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/058 signed on 20 May 2013 determining eligible passports for the purposes of section 175A; AND\n\n \n\n2. DETERMINE that for the purposes of section 165 of the Act, the following kinds of passports are ‘eligible passports’:\n\n \n\n(a) Australian ePassports; and\n\n(b) New Zealand ePassports; and\n\n(c) Swiss ePassports; and\n\n(d) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ePassports; and\n\n(e) United States of America ePassports\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 13/139, will commence on 11 November 2013.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated   6 November 2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n   \n\n \n\nWendy Southern\n\nActing Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2225},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original scope of identifying eligible passports for passenger card exemptions under section 165. It simply updates the legislative instrument reference while keeping the same substantive list of five countries."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision listing only 5 specific passport types","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple revocation and replacement structure with no conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the empowering section (s 175A)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination specifies which passport holders can skip filling out incoming passenger cards when arriving in Australia.\n\n**What it does**\n- Identifies five types of electronic passports (ePassports) as 'eligible passports' for streamlined border processing\n- Allows travellers holding these passports to enter Australia without completing the usual incoming passenger card (the form normally handed out on planes)\n\n**Who is covered**\nThe determination applies to holders of:\n- **Australian** ePassports\n- **New Zealand** ePassports\n- **Swiss** ePassports\n- **United Kingdom** ePassports\n- **United States of America** ePassports\n\n**Background**\nThis instrument replaces an earlier version from May 2013 (IMMI 13/058) and maintains the same list of countries. It operates under the Migration Act to simplify entry procedures for low-risk travellers from these specific nations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-139/documents"}}