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MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - SCHEDULE 9

Special entry and clearance arrangements

(regulations   3.01, 3.03, 3.06 and 3.06A)

Part   1 -- Persons to whom special arrangements apply under section   166 of the Act

 

Column 1
Item

Column 2
Class of person

Column 3
Evidence of identity

Column 4
Passenger card required?

1

Members of the Royal Family

Passport

Yes

2

Members of the Royal party

Passport

Yes

4

SOFA forces members who arrive at an airport that is not a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

No

5

SOFA forces members who arrive at an airport that is a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

Yes

6

SOFA forces civilian component members who arrive at an airport that is not a proclaimed port

Passport and certificate that the person is a member of the civilian component of the armed forces of the relevant country

No

7

SOFA forces civilian component members who arrive at a proclaimed port

Passport and certificate that the person is a member of the civilian component of the armed forces of the relevant country

Yes

8

Asia - Pacific forces members arriving at an airport that is not a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

No

9

Asia - Pacific forces members arriving at an airport that is a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

Yes

10

Commonwealth forces members who arrive at an airport that is not a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

No

11

Commonwealth forces members who arrive at an airport that is a proclaimed port

Military identity documents and movement orders

Yes

12

Foreign armed forces dependants who arrive at an airport that is not a proclaimed port

A passport and either:

(a) movement orders; or

(b) a certificate that the person is a spouse,   de   facto   partner or dependant of a member of the armed forces, or the civilian component of the armed forces of the relevant country, and is accompanying or joining that member

No

13

Foreign armed forces dependants who arrive at an airport that is a proclaimed port

A passport and either:

(a) movement orders; or

(b) a certificate that the person is a spouse,   de   facto   partner or dependant of a member of the armed forces, or the civilian component of the armed forces of the relevant country, and is accompanying or joining that member

Yes

14

Airline crew members

Passport and either:

(a) a valid airline identity card; or

(b) for a person who is an aircraft safety inspector:

(i) a valid government identity document showing that he or she is employed by a foreign government; or

(ii) an ICAO Safety Inspector Certificate

No

15

Airline positioning crew members

Passport and a letter from the person's employer certifying that the person is an aircrew member and setting out the purpose of travel and the arrangements for the person to leave Australia

Yes

17

Non - citizen in respect of whom the Minister has made a declaration under paragraph   33(2)(b) of the Act

Passport

Yes

21

Persons holding an Electronic Travel Authority (Class UD) visa

A passport that is an ETA - eligible passport in relation to the Subclass of the Electronic Travel Authority (Class UD) visa held by the person

Yes

22

Person referred to in paragraph   1223A(1)(c) of Schedule   1, as in force before 23   March 2013, who holds a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa

(a) a passport of a designated APEC economy; or

(b) in the case of a permanent resident of Hong Kong--any valid passport

Yes

22A

Persons holding a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa granted on the basis of an application which was taken to have been validly made under regulation   2.07AA

(a) a passport of a designated APEC economy; or

(b) in the case of a permanent resident of Hong Kong--any valid passport

Yes

23

Persons holding:

(a) a visa granted on the basis of an Internet application; and

(b) either:

(i) a passport of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for paragraph   1218(3)(d) of Schedule   1, as in force before 23   March 2013; or

(ii) a passport of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for subparagraph  
1218(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule   1; or

The passport mentioned in column 2

Yes

 

(iii) a passport of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for item   1 of the table in subitem   1236(4) of Schedule   1; or

(iv) a working holiday eligible passport within the meaning of subitem   1225(5) of Schedule   1

 

 

24

Persons holding a Visitor (Class TV) visa

A passport that is an eVisitor eligible passport in relation to the Subclass of the Visitor (Class TV) visa held by the person

Yes

Note:   Paragraph   33(2)(b) of the Act authorises the Minister to declare that persons, or persons in a particular class, are taken to have been granted special purpose visas.

Part   2 -- Persons not required to comply with section   166 of the Act

1     Transit passengers:

  (a)   who belong to a class of persons specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of paragraph   2.40(1)(n); and

  (b)   who do not leave the airport transit lounge except to continue their journey

1A     A person:

  (a)   to whom section   10 applies; and

  (b)   who has not left the migration zone.

Note:   Section   10 of the Act provides that a child who was born in the migration zone, and was a non - citizen when he or she was born, is taken to have entered Australia at birth. This item ensures that a newborn child is not required to give evidence of identity at the time of birth in the migration zone.

2     Persons visiting Macquarie Island, if permission for the visit has been granted in writing before the visit by the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment of the State of Tasmania

3     Australian citizens who form part of an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition from an Australian Antarctic station, and who are returning to Australia on board a vessel owned or chartered by the Commonwealth

4     SOFA forces members who:

  (a)   enter Australia at a seaport; and

  (b)   hold military identity documents and movement orders issued from an official source of the relevant country; and

  (c)   are travelling to Australia in the course of their duty

5     Asia - Pacific forces members who:

  (a)   enter Australia at a seaport; and

  (b)   hold military identity documents and movement orders issued from an official source of the relevant country; and

  (c)   are travelling to Australia in the course of their duty

6     Commonwealth forces members who:

  (a)   enter Australia at a seaport; and

  (b)   hold military identity documents and movement orders issued from an official source of the relevant country; and

  (c)   are travelling to Australia in the course of their duty

7     Foreign naval forces members, if permission to enter the migration zone for the vessel of which they form part of the complement was given in advance by the Australian Government

8     Guests of Government

9     Indonesian traditional fishermen who have prescribed status under regulation   2.40

10     A designated foreign dignitary

Note:   See regulation   3.06A.

11     A person:

  (a)   who is an Australian citizen, or holds one of the following types of visa that is in effect:

  (i)   a permanent visa;

  (ii)   a Subclass 400 (Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist)) visa;

  (iii)   a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa;

  (iv)   a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa; and

  (b)   who is taken to enter Australia because paragraph   9A(3)(c) of the Act is satisfied in respect of the person; and

  (c)   whose entry has been reported in writing to Immigration

12     A person:

  (a)   who holds a Subclass 988 (Maritime Crew) visa; and

  (b)   who is a petroleum export tanker crew member; and

  (c)   who is taken to enter Australia because paragraph   9A(3)(c) of the Act is satisfied in respect of the person; and

  (d)   whose entry has been reported in writing to Immigration


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