Commonwealth legislation

Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022

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What this does: This law specifies when travelers who have submitted a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) — an online form you fill out before flying to Australia — still need to complete a traditional paper passenger card on arrival.

When it applies: You must fill out a paper card if:

The system can't find your digital form — if immigration computers can't access your DPD when you arrive; or
Your digital info looks dodgy — if a clearance officer (border control staff) reasonably suspects the information you submitted online is inaccurate or incomplete.

Why it matters: Australia moved to digital passenger declarations to modernise border processing, but this instrument acts as a safety net. It ensures border officers can fall back to paper forms when technology fails or when they need to verify information that doesn't look right in the digital system.

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Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022

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LIN 22/015

Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022

I, Karen Andrews, Minister for Home Affairs, make this instrument under subregulation 3.03AB(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

Dated 19 January 2022

Karen Andrews

Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name

This instrument is the Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after registration.

3 Definitions

In this instrument:

DPD means a digital passenger declaration provided to the departmental system that processes digital passenger declarations.

Note Some expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Migration Act 1958 and the Regulations, including clearance authority and clearance officer.

4 When a passenger card may be required

For subregulation 3.03AB(2) of the Regulations, the following circumstances are specified:

(a) the person’s DPD cannot be accessed by a clearance authority;

(b) a clearance officer reasonably suspects that the information in the person’s DPD is not accurate or complete.

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1 Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022

LIN 22/015

Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022

I, Karen Andrews, Minister for Home Affairs, make this instrument under subregulation 3.03AB(3) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

Dated 19 January 2022

Karen Andrews

Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name

This instrument is the Migration (Digital Passenger Declaration—Circumstances where Passenger Card also required) Instrument (LIN 22/015) 2022.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after registration.

3 Definitions

In this instrument:

DPD means a digital passenger declaration provided to the departmental system that processes digital passenger declarations.

Note Some expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Migration Act 1958 and the Regulations, including clearance authority and clearance officer.

4 When a passenger card may be required

For subregulation 3.03AB(2) of the Regulations, the following circumstances are specified:

(a) the person’s DPD cannot be accessed by a clearance authority;

(b) a clearance officer reasonably suspects that the information in the person’s DPD is not accurate or complete.