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Migration (IMMI 18/002: Eligible Passports) Instrument 2018

I, Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated 24 August 2018

Michael Pezzullo

Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Schedules

Part 2—Determination of Eligible Passports

6 Eligible passports for section 165 of the Act

Schedule 1 – Travel documents with certain characteristics that are not ‘eligible passports’ for section 165 of the Act

Schedule 2 – Specified travel documents that are not ‘eligible passports’ for section 165 of the Act

Schedule 3 — Repeals

IMMI 14/079 (F2014L01165): Eligible Passports Instrument 2014

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 18/002: Eligible Passports) Instrument 2018.
This instrument may be cited as IMMI 18/002.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 175A of the Act.

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expression used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the term passport.

In this instrument:

Act means Migration Act 1958.

5 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2—Determination of Eligible Passports

6 Eligible passports for section 165 of the Act

Determine that for the purposes of the definition of ‘eligible passport’ in section 165 of the Act, all valid passports are ‘eligible passports’ with the exception of the following specified travel documents:

Item	Specified Travel Documents
1	Indigenous/Aboriginal Nation passport
2	Abkhazia and South Ossetia passport and travel documents
3	Royal Albanian passport (issued by the Royal Albanian Government in exile)
4	‘British Dependent Territories Citizen’ passport titled ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ without reference to the European Union (EU) (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)
5	‘British Overseas Citizen’ passport titled ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ without reference to the European Union (EU) (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)
6	Kingdom of Cambodia normal series passport with concertina pages purporting to be additions and extensions
7	Principality of Castellania passport
8	Cook Islands Certificate of Identity
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire) 36 page Passport with soft/supple dark green cover in smooth cardboard "carton" bearing the words "Republique du Zaire" with a passport number starting Z
10	Democratic Republic of the Congo diplomatic and service 32 page Passport with soft/supple dark green cover in smooth cardboard ‘carton’ bearing the words "Republique du Zaire" with a passport number starting Z
11	German Democratic Republic (GDR) passport and travel documents
12	Hong Kong Certificate of Residence
13	Hutt River Province passport (issued by Leonard Casley, a.k.a. Prince Leonard)
14	International Parliament for Safety and Peace Identity Card (incorporated in the United States)
15	Indonesian Travel Document in Lieu of a Passport [Surat Perjalana Laksana Paspor] with a red cover
16	Indonesian Passport for Aliens [Paspor Untuk Orang Asing]
17	International Red Cross Travel Certificate
18	Knights of Malta passport
19	Portuguese Alien's Passport issued by the former Portuguese administration in Macau
20	Maori Kingdom of Tetiti travel documents
21	Nagorny-Karabakh travel documents
22	Planetary Passport issued by the World Association of World Federalists
23	Principality of Seborga passport
24	Principality of Sealand passport
25	Somali passport and travel documents
26	Taiwan Official/Diplomatic travel documents
27	Taiwanese “compatriot” documents (except where the passport holder has evidence of a separate right of re-entry into the issuing country or another country)
28	Tongan National Passports (except where the bearer has satisfactory evidence of Tongan nationality)
29	Tongan Protected Persons Passport
30	Turkish-Cypriot travel documents and passports issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
31	‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ passport without reference to the European Union (EU) containing, usually on page 5, the notation "the holder is subject to control under the Immigrant Act 1971" (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)
32	World Service Authority Passport
33	World Passport (Provincial World Government document issued by the United World Service Authority 270 Park Avenue, New York)

Item

Specified Travel Documents

Indigenous/Aboriginal Nation passport

Abkhazia and South Ossetia passport and travel documents

Royal Albanian passport (issued by the Royal Albanian Government in exile)

‘British Dependent Territories Citizen’ passport titled ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ without reference to the European Union (EU) (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)

‘British Overseas Citizen’ passport titled ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ without reference to the European Union (EU) (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)

Kingdom of Cambodia normal series passport with concertina pages purporting to be additions and extensions

Principality of Castellania passport

Cook Islands Certificate of Identity

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire) 36 page Passport with soft/supple dark green cover in smooth cardboard "carton" bearing the words "Republique du Zaire" with a passport number starting Z

Democratic Republic of the Congo diplomatic and service 32 page Passport with soft/supple dark green cover in smooth cardboard ‘carton’ bearing the words "Republique du Zaire" with a passport number starting Z

German Democratic Republic (GDR) passport and travel documents

Hong Kong Certificate of Residence

Hutt River Province passport (issued by Leonard Casley, a.k.a. Prince Leonard)

International Parliament for Safety and Peace Identity Card (incorporated in the United States)

Indonesian Travel Document in Lieu of a Passport [Surat Perjalana Laksana Paspor] with a red cover

Indonesian Passport for Aliens [Paspor Untuk Orang Asing]

International Red Cross Travel Certificate

Knights of Malta passport

Portuguese Alien's Passport issued by the former Portuguese administration in Macau

Maori Kingdom of Tetiti travel documents

Nagorny-Karabakh travel documents

Planetary Passport issued by the World Association of World Federalists

Principality of Seborga passport

Principality of Sealand passport

Somali passport and travel documents

Taiwan Official/Diplomatic travel documents

Taiwanese “compatriot” documents (except where the passport holder has evidence of a separate right of re-entry into the issuing country or another country)

Tongan National Passports (except where the bearer has satisfactory evidence of Tongan nationality)

Tongan Protected Persons Passport

Turkish-Cypriot travel documents and passports issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ passport without reference to the European Union (EU) containing, usually on page 5, the notation "the holder is subject to control under the Immigrant Act 1971" (except where the passport contains a certificate or wet stamp stating that the bearer has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom or the passport is endorsed with a right of re-entry to the country of issue or another country)

World Service Authority Passport

World Passport (Provincial World Government document issued by the United World Service Authority 270 Park Avenue, New York)