Summary
Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill replaces the Passports Act 1938, particularly dealing with: entitlement of Australians to a passport; retention of the administrative review regime; increased penalties for fraud; measures to minimise the impact of lost and stolen passports; and measures for refusal or cancellation of passports on certain law enforcement grounds. Also contains a regulation-making power.