{"id":"F2022L00069","name":"Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022","slug":"migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102248,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00069-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\nLIN 22/015\n\nMigration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022\n\nI, Karen Andrews, Minister for Home Affairs, make this instrument under subregulation 3.03AB(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).\n\nDated 19 January 2022\n\nKaren Andrews\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n> DPD means a digital passenger declaration provided to the departmental system that processes digital passenger declarations.\n\n> Note Some expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Migration Act 1958 and the Regulations, including clearance authority and clearance officer.\n\n4 When a passenger card may be required\n\nFor subregulation 3.03AB(2) of the Regulations, the following circumstances are specified:\n\n(a) the person’s DPD cannot be accessed by a clearance authority;\n\n(b) a clearance officer reasonably suspects that the information in the person’s DPD is not accurate or complete.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1276},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2022 instrument establishing the baseline circumstances for paper card requirements. It maintains its narrow, technical purpose of specifying system failures and data integrity concerns as triggers for backup paper processes, without expanding into broader migration policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","2 defined terms specific to this instrument","Simple binary circumstance list (only 2 scenarios specified)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","No complex cross-referencing beyond the enabling regulation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis law specifies when travelers who have submitted a **Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD)** — an online form you fill out before flying to Australia — still need to complete a traditional **paper passenger card** on arrival.\n\n**When it applies:**\nYou must fill out a paper card if:\n* **The system can't find your digital form** — if immigration computers can't access your DPD when you arrive; or\n* **Your digital info looks dodgy** — if a clearance officer (border control staff) reasonably suspects the information you submitted online is inaccurate or incomplete.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAustralia moved to digital passenger declarations to modernise border processing, but this instrument acts as a safety net. It ensures border officers can fall back to paper forms when technology fails or when they need to verify information that doesn't look right in the digital system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-","history":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-digital-passenger-declaration-circumstances-where-passenger-card-also-required-instrument-/documents"}}