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Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Act 1958
Migration Regulations 1994
INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL OF PRIMARY REPORTING SYSTEM
(INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER CRUISE SHIP - PASSENGERS)
I, WILLIAM JOHN FARMER, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (‘DIMIA’), acting under section 245J of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) hereby:
(a) the Cruise Ship Operator Briefing Paper entitled Mandatory APP for 1 January 2004 (Passenger and Crew Reporting), Version 1.2, dated 15 October 2003 and published by DIMIA
as the system of reporting, for the purposes of Division 12B of Part 2 of the Act, on passengers of international passenger cruise ships, as defined in subregulation 3.13B(2) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’); and
2. SPECIFY the information set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument as the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers described in Schedule 1 to this instrument; and
3. SPECIFY the information set out in Schedule 2 to this instrument as the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers described in Schedule 2 to this instrument.
This instrument takes effect from 1 January 2004.
Dated 19 December 2003
WILLIAM FARMER
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
[NOTE 1: Section 245J of the Act relevantly provides the Secretary must, for each kind of ship to which Division 12B applies, approve in writing a system for the purposes of reporting under that Division. The system may be an electronic system or a system requiring reports to be provided in a documentary form.
NOTE 2: Subsection 245J(2) of the Act provides the Secretary may, for a kind of ship, approve a single system for reporting on both passengers and crew or may, approve one system for reporting on passengers, and another system for reporting on crew.
NOTE 3: Subsection 245J(3) of the Act relevantly provides the instrument of approval of a system for reporting on passengers must specify the information about passengers that is to be reported by that system.
NOTE 4: Subsection 245J(4) of the Act relevantly provides an instrument of approval made under section 245J of the Act, or a variation or revocation of such an instrument, is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
NOTE 5: Subregulation 3.13B(2) of the Regulations defines the term "international passenger cruise ship" to mean a ship that has sleeping facilities for at least 100 person (other than crew members) and is being used to provide an international passenger sea transportation service.]
The information set out below in Schedule 1 to this instrument is to be reported in respect of passengers who hold:
(i) an Australian passport;
(ii) a New Zealand passport; or
(iii) a travel document, other than an Australian or New Zealand passport, and a visa which is in effect, other than a Special Purpose Visa, that permits the person to travel to and enter Australia.
Item | Short field title | Description |
1 | Document Type | The type of travel document, either: (P) Passport;
(O) Other; or
(N) None. |
2 | Document Number | The assigned number of an official identification document issued by a state or organisation to a person for the purposes of international travel. |
3 | Travel Document ICAO Country Code | A 3-letter code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to represent the states and organisations that issue travel documents, for use in travel documents. |
4 | Family Name | The first 4 characters of the person’s family name. |
5 | Lloyd’s Shipping Number | The unique seven digit number assigned by the Lloyd’s Register of Ships. |
6 | Check-in Port | The port at which the person commences an international movement and at which advance passenger information for the person is collected. |
Item | Short field title | Description |
7 | Expected Port | The Australian port at which the person will be cleared by the Australian Customs Service and Immigration for movement into Australia. |
8 | Check-in Date | The check-in date and time (according to Greenwich Mean Time) used to locate the person. |
9 | Trans-Border Port | The first port in Australia at which the person will arrive when travelling to Australia |
10 | Transit Indicator | An indicator that the person is transiting at origin or destination (only if applicable). |
Schedule 2
The information set out below in Schedule 2 to this instrument is to be reported in respect of passengers who are:
(a) eligible for a Special Purpose Visa (as determined by the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Regulations 1994); or
(b) have obtained up-lift approval from DIMIA’s Entry Operation Centre.
Item | Short field title | Description |
1 | Document Type | The type of travel document, either: (P) Passport;
(O) Other; or
(N) None. |
2 | Document Number | The assigned number of an official identification document issued by a state or organisation to a person for the purpose of international travel. |
3 | Travel Document ICAO Country Code | A 3-letter code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to represent the states and organisations that issue travel documents, for use in travel documents. |
4 | Family Name | The person’s full family name, as stated in the person’s passport or other relevant travel documentation. |
5 | Given Names | The person’s full given names, as stated in the person’s passport or other relevant travel documentation. |
6 | Date of Birth | The person’s date of birth. |
Schedule 2 [cont.]
Item | Short field title | Description |
7 | Sex | The person’s gender, either: (M) Male;
(F) Female; or
(X) Unknown.
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8 | Lloyd’s Shipping Number | The unique seven digit number assigned by the Lloyd’s Register of Ships. |
9 | Check-in Port | The port at which the person commences an international movement and at which advance passenger information for the person is collected. |
10 | Expected Port | The Australian port at which the person will be cleared by the Australian Customs Service and Immigration for movement into Australia. |
11 | Check-in Date | The check-in date and time (according to Greenwich Mean Time) used to locate the person. |
12 | Trans-Border Port | The first port in Australia at which the person will arrive when travelling to Australia. |
13 | Transit Indicator | An indicator that the person is transiting at origin or destination (only if applicable). |