- Date
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02 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill: repeals all provisions relating to Australian passports or travel-related documents from the
Passports Act 1938
and renames it the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2004
. Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts, including the Passports Act 1938
, to ensure the: continuing validity of travel documents, continued application of the Passports Act 1938
to pending proceedings and reviews, and application of the proposed Australian Passports Act 2004
to pending applications.