12Reasons relating to Australian law enforcement matters

#### 12 Reasons relating to Australian law enforcement matters (1) If a competent authority believes on reasonable grounds that: (a) a person is the subject of an arrest warrant issued in Australia in respect of an indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or (b) a person (including a person who is in prison) is prevented from travelling internationally by force of: (i) an order of a court of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or (ii) a condition of parole, or of a recognisance, surety, bail bond or licence for early release from prison, granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or (iii) a law of the Commonwealth, or an order or other direction (however described) under a law of the Commonwealth; the competent authority may make a refusal/cancellation request in relation to the person. > Note: See also Subdivision D. (1A) A competent authority may make a refusal/cancellation request in relation to the person if the person is: (a) an Australian citizen; and (b) a reportable offender. (2) If a competent authority makes a request under subsection (1) or (1A), the Minister must not issue an Australian passport to the person but may issue a travel‑related document to the person. (3) In this section: > competent authority, in relation to a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) or (1A)(b), means: (a) a person who has responsibility for, or powers, functions or duties in relation to, that circumstance under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory (other than a person who is specified in a Minister’s determination as not being a competent authority in relation to the circumstance); or (b) a person specified in a Minister’s determination as a competent authority in relation to the circumstance. > prevented from travelling internationally includes: (a) required to remain in Australia; and (b) required to surrender an Australian travel document; and (c) not permitted to apply for an Australian travel document; and (d) not permitted to obtain an Australian travel document. > reportable offender means a person: (a) whose name is entered on a child protection offender register (however described) of a State or Territory; and (b) who has reporting obligations (however described) in connection with that entry on the register.