1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Foreign Passports Determination 2005.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

Foreign Passports Act means the Passports Act 1938.

Note As a result of amendments made by the Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2005, the title of the Passports Act 1938 will be changed to the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005, with effect from the commencement of sections 3 to 58 of the Australian Passports Act 2005.

4 Competent authorities — Australian law enforcement matters

For paragraph (b) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 13 (2) of the Foreign Passports Act, the following persons are specified:

(a) the Attorney-General;

(b) the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department;

5 Competent authorities — international law enforcement cooperation

(1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 14 (2) of the Foreign Passports Act, the following persons are specified:

(a) the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department;

(b) SES employees in the Attorney-General’s Department.

(2) For paragraph (c) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 14 (2) of the Foreign Passports Act, the Australian Federal Police is specified.

6 Reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct

For subparagraph 15 (1) (a) (v) of the Foreign Passports Act, the offences mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Australian Passports Determination 2005, as in force from time to time, are specified.

7 Competent authorities — potential for harmful conduct

(1) For subparagraph (b) (ii) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 15 (2) of the Foreign Passports Act, the following persons are specified:

(a) the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department;

(b) SES employees in the Attorney-General’s Department.

(2) For subparagraph (b) (iii) of the definition of competent authority in subsection 15 (2) of the Foreign Passports Act, the following agencies are specified:

(a) the Australian Customs Service;

(b) the Australian Federal Police;

(c) in relation to conduct of the kind mentioned in subparagraph 15 (1) (a) (i) of the Foreign Passports Act — the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.