Migration Act 1958 Specification of Instrument of Approval of Fall-Back Reporting Systems (International Passenger Aircraft Crew) 2015 IMMI 15/020 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL OF FALL-BACK REPORTING SYSTEMS
(INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT - CREW) 2015

(Section 245K)

I, MICHAEL PEZZULLO, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, acting under section 245K of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act):

1.         REVOKE the Instrument of Approval of Fall-back Reporting System (International Passenger Aircraft - Crew) (F2005B02625), signed on 19 December 2003, and

2.         APPROVE the following systems:

(a)reporting to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's Entry Operations Centre by telephone to either of the following telephone numbers in Australia:

(i)     [phone]; or

(ii)1300 368 970; or

(b)reporting to the Entry Operations Centre by email: [email protected];

(c)reporting to the Entry Operations Centre by SITATEX to the address CBRIXCR; or

(d)APPchat;

as the reporting systems, for the purposes of fall-back reporting under Division 12B of Part 2 of the Act, for information concerning each crew member of an international passenger aircraft as defined in subregulation 3.13 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations); and

3.         SPECIFY the information to be reported in respect of all crew of international passenger aircraft arriving in Australia in Schedule 1 to this Instrument.

4.         SPECIFY the information to be reported concerning all crew of international passenger aircraft departing Australia in Schedule 2 to this Instrument.

This Instrument, IMMI 15/020 commences immediately after the commencement of
Migration Legislation Amendment (2015 Measures No. 2) Regulation 2015.

Dated: 26^th June 2015

Michael Pezzullo
Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection

SCHEDULE 1

International Passenger Aircraft - Crew

(Flights Arriving – Australia)

Item

Description

1

The flight number, port of arrival of the aircraft and the expected date of arrival of the aircraft.

2

Where the operator has confirmed that each crew member has boarded the aircraft, each person holds:

a)    a travel document, other than an Australian or New Zealand passport, and a visa or Crew Travel Authority, which is in effect that permit the person to travel to and enter Australia; or

b)    a current Australian or New Zealand passport.

3

For each crew member who the operator has not confirmed as falling within item 2, whether the operator has obtained up-lift approval from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Entry Operation Centre.

SCHEDULE 2

International Passenger Aircraft – Crew

(Flights Departing - Australia)

Item	Description
1	The flight number, port of departure of the aircraft and the expected date of departure of the aircraft.