9Minister may issue provisional travel documents

9 Minister may issue provisional travel documents

(1) For section 9 of the Act, the Minister may issue a provisional travel document to a person who: (a) is an Australian citizen; and (b) is unable to obtain an Australian travel document. (2) The document ceases to be valid when the first of the following occurs: (a) the day specified in the document as the day on which the document ceases to be valid ends; (b) the person arrives in a country in which there is an Australian embassy, high commission or consulate. (3) The day specified under paragraph (2)(a) must be no later than 1 month after the day on which the document was issued.