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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Passenger Card Drop Boxes 2015 - IMMI 15/102

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This instrument creates a simple rule for travelers leaving Australia through automated passport control.

What it does: If you are departing Australia and you use SmartGate (the automated passport checking gates), you can put your completed passenger card (departure card) into a designated drop box located after the SmartGate, rather than handing it to a border officer.

Why this was needed: Previously, the law required passenger cards to be given to an officer. Because SmartGate users don't interact with a border officer during departure, this change was needed to legally recognize drop boxes as a valid way to submit your card.

Who it affects:

International travelers departing Australia who use the SmartGate automated system
Airport operations at international departure terminals

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

PASSENGER CARD DROP BOXES 2015

(Subparagraph 3.01(3)(c)(ii))

I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subparagraph 3.01(3)(c)(ii) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) SPECIFY that, for:

a person departing Australia; and
the departure referred to in paragraph 1, the person has been processed through the SmartGate ABP system, which is an authorised system under section 495A of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act);

the person may deposit their completed passenger card, as defined at regulation 1.03 of the Regulations and referred to in section 506 of the Act, in a designated drop box located after the Departures SmartGate.

This Instrument, IMMI 15/102 commences on 1 July 2015.

Dated: 30 June 2015

Peter Dutton

HON. PETER DUTTON MP

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

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