Summary
Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill replaces the
Passports Act 1938
, particularly dealing with: entitlement of Australians to a passport; retention of the administrative review regime; increased penalties for fraud; measures to minimise the impact of lost and stolen passports; measures for refusal or cancellation of passports on certain law enforcement grounds; use of emerging technologies for ePassports; and privacy provisions.