Commonwealth legislation

Australian Passports Act 2005 - Proclamation

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This is a commencement proclamation — a formal legal notice that switches on (or "commences") the Australian Passports Act 2005.

What it does:

Fixes 1 July 2005 as the date when sections 3 to 58 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 came into force
Makes the passport laws legally operational from that date

Why it matters: Without this proclamation, the Australian Passports Act would remain inactive "on the shelf" — enacted by Parliament but not yet law in practice. This document is the legal trigger that allows the government to start issuing passports under the new Act and enforcing its rules regarding eligibility, validity, and cancellation.

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Proclamation

Australian Passports Act 2005

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Australian Passports Act 2005, fix 1 July 2005 as the day on which sections 3 to 58 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 15 June 2005

P.M. JEFFERY Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

BRUCE BILLSON

Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs and Trade)

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.