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Australian Passports Act 2005
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#### 47 Minister may determine particular methods and technologies
(1) A Minister’s determination may specify methods (including technologies) that are to be used:
(a) for the purposes of confirming the validity of evidence of the identity of an applicant for an Australian travel document or a person to whom an Australian travel document has been issued; or
(b) for performing other functions in connection with this Act.
> Note: Any personal information collected as part of using a method specified in a determination must be dealt with in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles.
(2) The determination may provide for:
(a) the circumstances in which the methods are to be used; and
(b) any other matters relating to use, or the consequences of use, of the methods.
(3) If the determination relates to the use of personal information, the determination must specify the nature of the personal information and the purposes for which it may be used.
(4) Subsection (1) does not imply that methods or technologies not specified in a Minister’s determination must not be used for performing functions in connection with this Act.