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Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005
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C2024C00622 (C21)
14 October 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Extension of Act to Territories
5 Interpretation
5A Application of the Criminal Code
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Part 2—Enforcement officers’ powers in relation to foreign travel documents
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Division 1—Requesting the Minister to order surrender of foreign travel documents
13 Request relating to Australian law enforcement matters
14 Request relating to international law enforcement co operation
15 Request relating to potential for harmful conduct
15A Request for 28 day surrender relating to security risk
Division 2—Demands for foreign travel documents
16 Demand for surrender of foreign travel document ordered by Minister on request under section 13, 14 or 15
16A Demand for 28 day surrender of foreign travel document ordered by Minister on request under section 15A
17 Demand for suspicious foreign travel document
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Part 3—Offences relating to foreign travel documents
18 Making false or misleading statements in relation to foreign travel document applications
19 Giving false or misleading information in relation to foreign travel document applications
20 Producing false or misleading documents in relation to foreign travel document applications
21 Improper use or possession of a foreign travel document
22 Possessing, making or providing false foreign travel documents
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
23 Administrative review
23A Delegation of Minister’s power to order surrender of documents
24 Minister’s determinations
25 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history