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#### 38 Issue of passport contrary to this Act A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is an officer to whom the Minister has delegated the function of issuing Australian passports; and (b) the person issues an Australian passport; and (c) the person knows that the issue of the passport is contrary to a provision of this Act. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years, or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

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