Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is an officer to whom the Minister has delegated the function of issuing Australian passports; and
(b) the person issues an Australian passport; and
(c) the person knows that the issue of the passport is contrary to a provision of this Act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years, or 1,000 penalty units, or both.