Migration Act 1958 Instrument of Approval of Primary Reporting System (International Passenger Aircraft Passengers) (19/12/2003) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

Migration Regulations 1994

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL OF PRIMARY REPORTING SYSTEM

(INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT - PASSENGERS)

I, WILLIAM JOHN FARMER, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, acting under section 245J of the Migration Act 1958 (‘the Act’) hereby:

1.REVOKE the instrument made by me on 23 June 2003 under section 245J of the Act; and

2.APPROVE the Advance Passenger Processing System, being the system described in either:

(a)the Airline/CG Interface Specification Version 6.3, dated 22 October 2003 and published by CPS Systems Pty Ltd; or

(b)Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the Advance Passenger Processing System, Communications Gateway, Business System Design, Version 2.20, dated 16 April 2003 and published by CPS Systems Pty Ltd

as the system of reporting, for the purposes of Division 12B of Part 2 of the Act, on passengers of international passenger aircraft, as defined in subregulation 3.13A(2) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’); and

3.SPECIFY the information set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument as the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers described in Schedule 1 to this instrument; and

4.SPECIFY the information set out in Schedule 2 to this instrument as the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers described in Schedule 2 to this instrument.

This instrument takes effect from 1 January 2004.

Dated 19 December 2003

WILLIAM FARMER

Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

[NOTE 1: Section 245J of the Act relevantly provides the Secretary must, for each kind of aircraft to which Division 12B applies, approve in writing a system for the purposes of reporting under that Division. The system may be an electronic system or a system requiring reports to be provided in a documentary form.

NOTE 2: Subsection 245J(2) of the Act provides the Secretary may, for a kind of aircraft, approve a single system for reporting on both passengers and crew or may approve one system for reporting on passengers, and another system for reporting on crew.

NOTE 3: Subsection 245J(3) of the Act relevantly provides the instrument of approval of a system for reporting on passengers must specify the information about passengers that is to be reported by that system.

NOTE 4: Subsection 245J(4) of the Act relevantly provide an instrument of approval made under section 245J of the Act, or a variation or revocation of such an instrument, is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

NOTE 5: Subregulation 3.13A(2) of the Regulations defines the term "international passenger aircraft" to mean an aircraft that is being used to provide a regular international passenger air service or an international passenger charter air service].

Schedule 1

The information set out below in Schedule 1 to this instrument is to be reported in respect of passengers who hold:

(a)an Australian passport;

(b)a New Zealand passport; or

(c)a travel document, other than an Australian or a New Zealand passport, and a visa which is in effect, other than a Special Purpose Visa, that permits the person to travel to and enter Australia. 

Item	Short field title	Description
1	Document Type	The type of travel document, either: (P) Passport; (O) Other; or (N) None.
2	Document Number	The assigned number of an official identification document issued by a state or organisation to a person for the purposes of international travel.
3	Travel Document ICAO Country Code	A 3-letter code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to represent the states and organisations that issue travel documents, for use in travel documents.
4	Family Name	The first 4 characters of the person’s family name.
5	Trans-Border Flight	The flight number used by the operator of the air service on which the person will cross the Australian border.
6	Check-in Port	The port at which the person commences an international movement and at which advance passenger information for the person is collected.

Schedule 1 [cont.]

Item	Short field title	Description
7	Expected Port	The Australian port at which the person will be cleared by the Australian Customs Service and Immigration for movement into Australia.
8	Check-in Date	The check-in date and time (according to Greenwich Mean Time) used to locate the person.
9	Trans-Border Port	The first port in Australia at which the person will arrive when travelling to Australia
10	Transit Indicator	An indicator that the person is transiting at origin or destination (only if applicable).

Schedule 2

The information set out below in Schedule 2 to this instrument is to be reported in respect of passengers who are:

(a)eligible for a Special Purpose Visa (as determined by the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Regulations 1994); or

(b)have obtained up-lift approval from DIMIA’s Entry Operation Centre.

Item	Short field title	Description
1	Document Type	The type of travel document, either: (P)   Passport; (O)  Other; or (N)   None.
2	Document Number	The assigned number of an official identification document issued by a state or organisation to a person for the purpose of international travel.
3	Travel Document ICAO Country Code	A 3-letter code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to represent the states and organisations that issue travel documents, for use in travel documents.
4	Family Name	The person’s full family name, as stated in the person’s passport or other relevant travel documentation.
5	Given Names	The person’s full given names, as stated in the person’s passport or other relevant travel documentation.
6	Date of Birth	The person’s date of birth.

Schedule 2 [cont.]

Item	Short field title	Description
7	Sex	The person’s gender, either: (M)   Male; (F)    Female; or (X)   Unknown.
8	Trans-Border Flight	The flight number used by the operator of the air service on which the person will cross the Australian border.
9	Check-in Port	The port at which the person commences an international movement and at which advance passenger information for the person is collected.
10	Expected Port	The Australian port at which the person will be cleared by the Australian Customs Service and Immigration for movement into Australia.
11	Check-in Date	The check-in date and time (according to Greenwich Mean Time) used to locate the person.
12	Trans-Border Port	The first port in Australia at which the person will arrive when travelling to Australia.
13	Transit Indicator	An indicator that the person is transiting at origin or destination (only if applicable).