# Special entry and clearance arrangements > sch-9 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text 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 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Class of person Evidence of identity 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 Military identity documents and No at an airport that is not a proclaimed movement orders port 5 SOFA forces members who arrive Military identity documents and Yes at an airport that is a proclaimed movement orders port 6 SOFA forces civilian component Passport and certificate that the No members who arrive at an airport person is a member of the civilian that is not a proclaimed port component of the armed forces of the relevant country 7 SOFA forces civilian component Passport and certificate that the Yes members who arrive at a person is a member of the civilian proclaimed port component of the armed forces of the relevant country 8 Asia-Pacific forces members Military identity documents and No arriving at an airport that is not a movement orders proclaimed port 9 Asia-Pacific forces members Military identity documents and Yes arriving at an airport that is a movement orders proclaimed port 10 Commonwealth forces members Military identity documents and No who arrive at an airport that is not a movement orders proclaimed port 11 Commonwealth forces members Military identity documents and Yes who arrive at an airport that is a movement orders proclaimed port Schedule 9 Special entry and clearance arrangements Part 1 Persons to whom special arrangements apply under section 166 of the Act Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Class of person Evidence of identity Passenger card required? 12 Foreign armed forces dependants A passport and either: No who arrive at an airport that is not a (a) movement orders; or proclaimed port (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 13 Foreign armed forces dependants A passport and either: Yes who arrive at an airport that is a (a) movement orders; or proclaimed port (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 14 Airline crew members Passport and either: No (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 15 Airline positioning crew members Passport and a letter from the Yes 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 17 Non-citizen in respect of whom the Passport Yes Minister has made a declaration under paragraph 33(2)(b) of the Act 21 Persons holding an Electronic A passport that is an ETA-eligible Yes Travel Authority (Class UD) visa passport in relation to the Subclass of the Electronic Travel Authority (Class UD) visa held by the person Special entry and clearance arrangements Schedule 9 Persons to whom special arrangements apply under section 166 of the Act Part 1 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Class of person Evidence of identity Passenger card required? 22 Person referred to in (a) a passport of a designated Yes paragraph 1223A(1)(c) of APEC economy; or Schedule 1, as in force before (b) in the case of a permanent 23 March 2013, who holds a resident of Hong Kong—any Temporary Business Entry (Class valid passport UC) visa 22A Persons holding a Subclass 600 (a) a passport of a designated Yes (Visitor) visa granted on the basis of APEC economy; or an application which was taken to (b) in the case of a permanent have been validly made under resident of Hong Kong—any regulation 2.07AA valid passport 23 Persons holding: The passport mentioned in column Yes (a) a visa granted on the basis of an 2 Internet application; and (b) either: (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 A passport that is an eVisitor Yes TV) visa eligible passport in relation to the Subclass of the Visitor (Class TV) visa held by the person 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. Schedule 9 Special entry and clearance arrangements Part 2 Persons not required to comply with section 166 of the Act 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 Special entry and clearance arrangements Schedule 9 Persons not required to comply with section 166 of the Act Part 2 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; (iiia) a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) 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 13 A person who: (a) is employed or engaged by an international air carrier as an aircrew member; and (b) enters Australia in the course of the person’s employment or engagement as an aircrew member of an international passenger aircraft; and (c) will depart Australia in the course of the person’s employment or engagement as an aircrew member of the aircraft within 90 minutes of the person’s entry into Australia; and (d) does not leave the airport transit lounge except to continue the person’s journey. Schedule 10 Prescribed forms Form 1 Search Warrant—Valuables