Australian Passports Determination 2015
13Minister may refuse to issue an Australian travel document—reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct
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13 Minister may refuse to issue an Australian travel document—reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct
Criminal Code offences (1) For subparagraph 14(1)(a)(v) of the Act, the following offences are specified: (a) offences against Division 70 of the Criminal Code (bribery of foreign public officials); (b) offences against Division 71 of the Criminal Code (offences against United Nations and associated personnel); (c) offences against Division 72 of the Criminal Code (international terrorist activities using explosive or lethal devices); (d) offences against Division 73 of the Criminal Code (people smuggling and related offences); (e) offences against Division 80 of the Criminal Code (treason, urging violence and advocating terrorism); (f) offences against Division 91 of the Criminal Code (offences relating to espionage and similar activities); (g) offences against Divisions 101, 102 and 103 of the Criminal Code (terrorism); (h) offences against Division 115 of the Criminal Code (harming Australians); (i) offences against sections 119.1 and 119.4 of the Criminal Code (foreign incursions and recruitment); (j) offences against Division 268 of the Criminal Code (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court); (k) offences against Division 270 of the Criminal Code (slavery and slavery‑like conditions); (l) offences against Division 271 of the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons and debt bondage); (m) offences against Division 272 of the Criminal Code (child sex offences outside Australia); (n) offences against Division 273 of the Criminal Code (offences involving child pornography material or child abuse material outside Australia); (o) offences against Division 307 of the Criminal Code (import‑export offences); (p) offences against Division 400 (except subsections 400.8(2) and (3)) of the Criminal Code (money laundering); (q) offences against sections 474.19, 474.20, 474.22, 474.23 and 474.24A to 474.24C of the Criminal Code (offences relating to use of a carriage service for child pornography material or child abuse material); (r) offences against sections 474.25A to 474.27A of the Criminal Code (offences relating to use of a carriage service involving sexual activity with person under 16). Offences against other legislation (2) For subparagraph 14(1)(a)(v) of the Act, the following offences are specified: (a) offences against the following Parts of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945: (i) Part 4; (ii) Part 5 (to the extent that it relates to the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Al‑Qaida) Regulations 2008); (b) offences against section 8 of the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976; (c) offences against the following sections of the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 (offences related to drug trafficking): (i) sections 9 to 13, and 15A to 15C; (ii) section 14 (to the extent that the offences are indictable offences); (d) offences against sections 65Y and 65Z of the Family Law Act 1975 (child abduction); (e) offences against Subdivision A (except sections 235 and 236) of Division 12 of Part 2 of the Migration Act 1958 (people smuggling and related offences).