Departing person to present certain evidence etc.
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175 Departing person to present certain evidence etc.

               Departing persons may be required to present evidence etc.
          (1) A clearance officer may require a person who is on board, or about
              to board, a vessel that is due to depart from a place in Australia to a
              place outside Australia (whether or not after calling at other places
              in Australia) to:
                (a) present the following evidence (which might include a
                    personal identifier) to a clearance authority:
                      (i) if the person is a citizen (whether or not the person is
                          also the national of a country other than Australia)—the
                          person’s Australian passport or prescribed other
                          evidence of the person’s identity and Australian
                          citizenship;
                     (ii) if the person is a non-citizen—evidence of the person’s
                          identity and permission to remain in Australia; and
                (b) provide to a clearance authority any information (including
                    the person’s signature, but not any other personal identifier)
                    required by this Act or the regulations; and
                (c) comply with any requirement made by a clearance officer
                    under section 257A to provide one or more personal
                    identifiers to a clearance authority; and









                 (d) if under paragraph (a) the person presents evidence to an
                     authorised system—provide to the authorised system a
                     photograph or other image of the person’s face.
          (2) A person is to comply with paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) in a
              prescribed way.

               Who may use an authorised system
      (2AA) A person may comply with a requirement referred to in
            subsection (1) to present or provide evidence, information or
            personal identifiers to an authorised system only if:
              (a) the person holds an eligible passport; and
              (c) either:
                    (i) before the vessel leaves Australia, a clearance officer
                        does not require the person to present or provide
                        evidence, information or personal identifiers referred to
                        in subsection (1) (other than a passenger card) to a
                        clearance officer; or
                   (ii) if subparagraph (i) applies—a clearance officer
                        determines that the person has complied with the
                        requirement referred to in subsection (1).