Migration Act 1958 Specification of Instrument of Approval of Fall-Back Reporting Systems (International Passenger Aircraft Passengers) 2015 IMMI 15/021 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Act 1958

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL OF FALL-BACK REPORTING SYSTEMS
(INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT - PASSENGERS) 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 - Passengers) (F2006B00352), 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]; or

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

(d)APPchat;

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

3.         SPECIFY the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers of international passenger aircraft in Schedule 1 to this Instrument; and

1. SPECIFY the information that is to be reported in respect of passengers of international passenger aircraft in Schedule 2 to this Instrument.

This Instrument, IMMI 15/021 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 – Passenger
(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 the passenger has boarded the aircraft, each person holds:

(a)      a travel document, other than an Australian or New Zealand passport, and a visa 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 passenger 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 – Passenger

(Flights Departing - Australia)

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