{"id":"F2014L00155","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Eligible Passports - IMMI 13/158","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128377,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00155-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of Eligible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 13/158","content":"![](image.001.png)  \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nMigration Act 1958\n\nELIGIBLE PASSPORTS\n\n(SECTION 175A)\n\nI, ELIZABETH COSSON, Acting Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 175A of the Migration Act 1958 (the ‘Act’):\n\n1. REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 13/139 signed on 6 November 2013 determining eligible passports for the purposes of section 175A; AND\n\n2. DETERMINE that for the purposes of section 165 of the Act, the following kinds of passports are ‘eligible passports’:\n\n(a) Australian ePassports; and\n\n(b) New Zealand ePassports; and\n\n(c) Singaporean ePassports; and\n\n(d) Swiss ePassports; and\n\n(e) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ePassports; and\n\n(f) United States of America ePassports\n\nThis Instrument, IMMI 13/158, commences on 24 February 2014.\n\nDated 7 February 2014\n\nELIZABETH COSSON\n\nActing Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1988},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the original scope of section 175A of the Migration Act 1958, which is purely administrative: to specify which passport types qualify for automated entry processing. It is a routine update replacing a previous determination with identical purpose and effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single page length with no sections or parts","No defined terms or interpretation clauses","Simple list format containing only 6 specific items","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other instruments","Straightforward revocation of one predecessor instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis legislative instrument specifies which countries’ electronic passports (ePassports) count as \"eligible passports\" under the Migration Act. If you hold one of these passports, you can use Australia’s **automated border processing system** (SmartGate) at airports—meaning you can scan your passport at an electronic gate instead of waiting in line to see a border officer.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\nTravelers entering Australia who hold ePassports from these six countries:\n*   Australia\n*   New Zealand\n*   Singapore\n*   Switzerland\n*   United Kingdom\n*   United States of America\n\n**Key details:**\n\nThis document replaces an earlier list from November 2013 (IMMI 13/139) and took effect on 24 February 2014. An ePassport is simply a passport with an electronic chip containing your biometric information (usually facial recognition data)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-eligible-passports-immi-13-158/documents"}}