Regulation 3.03AB — Exemption from requirements to complete a passenger card where Australia Travel Declaration provided

3.03AB Exemption from requirements to complete a passenger card where Australia Travel Declaration provided

(1) The requirements relating to completing or providing a passenger card in these Regulations do not apply to a person who is arriving in Australia if:

(a) the person has submitted an Australia Travel Declaration; and

(aa) the person has received an electronic message, generated by the departmental system that processes such declarations, showing that the person has submitted that declaration; and

(ab) if requested by a clearance officer, the person:

(i) presents the electronic message to the clearance officer; and

(ii) confirms to the clearance officer that the information provided in the Australia Travel Declaration is correct; and

(b) before an event referred to in subparagraph 172(1)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii) of the Act occurs:

(i) the person has not withdrawn the Australia Travel Declaration; and

(ii) a clearance officer does not require the person to provide a completed passenger card under subregulation (2).

(2) A clearance officer may require the person to provide a completed passenger card if circumstances specified in an instrument under subregulation (3) exist.

(3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a matter for the purposes of subregulation (2).