Passports Regulations 1922 (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 24.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PASSPORTS ACT 1920.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Passports Act 1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of March, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Home and Territories.

 

Regulations under the Passports Act 1920.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Passports Regulations 1922.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Australian passport” means a passport issued by or on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth;

“British passport” means a passport issued by or on behalf of the Government of any British country, and includes an Australian passport;

“Foreign passport” means a passport issued by or on behalf of the Government of any country other than a British country;

“Passport” means an Australian passport;

“The Act” means the Passport Act 1920; and

any reference to a form shall be read as a reference to a form in the Schedule.

Officers authorized to receive applications for and to renew and visé passports.

3. Applications for passports shall be made to, and passports may be renewed or viséed by any of the following officers, or officers thereto authorized by them, namely:—

The Secretary to the Department of Home and Territories;

The Collectors of Customs of the States of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania;

The Administrator of the Northern Territory.

Persons to whom passports may be issued.

4. Passports may be granted only to natural-born or naturalized British subjects located within the Commonwealth at the date of application.

C.15731.—Price 5d.

 

Applications for passports.

5. (1) An application for a passport may be in accordance with Form A, Form B, Form C or Form D, as the case requires and shall be—

(a) signed by the applicant;

(b) indorsed by an authorized person with a certificate that he personally knows the applicant, that to the best of his knowledge and belief the statements contained in the application are true, and that the applicant is of good character and is a fit and proper person to receive a passport; and

(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee, and by two unmounted photographs of the applicant, one of which shall be indorsed on the back by a person certifying the application with a certificate that the photograph is a genuine photograph of the applicant.

(2) An application for a passport made by a person under the age of sixteen years must be accompanied by a statement in writing by the applicant’s father (or mother, if she is a widow, or if for any other reason, satisfactory to the officer empowered to issue the passport, the statement cannot conveniently be obtained from the father) or guardian, consenting to the issue of a passport and setting out in whose care the applicant intends to travel.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation “authorized person” means—

(a) a Police, Stipendiary or Special Magistrate of the Commonwealth or of a State or of the Northern Territory, a Justice of the Peace, a legally qualified Medical Practitioner, a Minister of Religion or Bank Manager; or

(b) any person or class of persons approved by the Minister.

Fee for passport.

6. The fee for the issue of a passport shall be Ten shillings.

Family passports.

7. It shall not be necessary for married women travelling with their husbands, or children under the age of sixteen years travelling with their parents or guardians, to obtain separate passports, but particulars relating to them shall be included in the passports issued to their husbands, parents or guardians, as the case may be.

Naturalized British subjects to produce certificate of naturalization.

8. Where an applicant for a passport is a naturalized British subject, his certificate of naturalization must be forwarded, with his application, for inspection.

Form of passport.

9.(1) A passport shall be in accordance with Form E.

Passports of naturalized persons.

 (2) Where a passport is issued to a naturalized British subject the fact and extent of his naturalization shall be stated on the passport.

Countries for which passports available.

10. Subject to the next succeeding regulation a passport shall be available only for travel to the countries indorsed thereon, but it may be indorsed for additional countries by an officer authorized to visé passports.

Empire-wide passports.

11. (1) The Minister, or any officer thereto authorized by him, may, if he sees fit so to do, indorse for travel within the British Empire any British passport other than a passport issued to a naturalized British subject whose naturalization is effective only in the country in which it was granted.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation “British Empire” includes all Territories under British protection or under British government under a mandate with the exception of Palestine, Egypt and Mesopotamia.

 

Duration of passport.

12. A passport, unless specially indorsed for a shorter period, shall be valid for a period of two years and subject to these Regulations may be renewed for four further periods of two years each.

Delivery of passports.

13. Except where otherwise authorized by the Minister, an applicant must attend in person at the Department of Home and Territories or at the Customs House at the proposed port of departure, within fourteen days prior to the advertised date of sailing of the vessel mentioned in his application, to take delivery of his passport, and if so required shall at the same time produce his boat ticket for inspection by the officer delivering the passport.

Cancellation of old passports.

14. Where an applicant for a passport is already the holder of a passport, he must produce that passport for cancellation before a fresh passport is issued.

Loss of passport.

15. A fresh passport shall not be issued to replace a lost passport, unless the officer to whom application is made has satisfied himself by inquiry or otherwise that the lost passport cannot be traced.

Application for renewal of passport.

16. An application for the renewal of a British passport may be in accordance with Form F and shall be—

(a) signed by the applicant;

(b) indorsed in the manner prescribed in regulation 5 (1) (b); and

(c) accompanied by a fee of Two shillings, and, in the case of a passport other than an Australian passport, by a photograph certified in the manner prescribed in regulation 5 (1) (c).

When applications for renewal of passports may be made.

17. An application for the renewal of a passport may be lodged at any time, except in the case of intended travel when, if not already renewed, it must be lodged at least seven days prior to the proposed date of departure.

Passport not renewable where space for indorsement is exhausted.

18. Where the space provided for indorsements on a passport is already exhausted, the passport shall cease to be renewable.

Passport not renewable when grantee ceases to be a British subject.

19. Where after the issue of a passport the grantee ceases to be a British subject the passport shall cease to be renewable and shall be cancelled.

Form of indorsement of renewal.

20. The indorsement to be inscribed on a passport to indicate that it has been renewed may be in accordance with the following form :—

“Renewed until (date of expiration of term for which renewed).

(Signature and Title).

(Place and date),”

and shall be signed by an officer authorized to renew passports.

Visé o passport.

21. Holders of British passports travelling to any country for which their passports are not already indorsed, and holders of Foreign passports departing from the Commonwealth, must make application for a visé at least seven days prior to the proposed date of their departure.

Form of application for visé.

22. An application for a visé may be in accordance with Form G and must be accompanied by—

(a) a fee of Two shillings; and

(b) in the case of a passport other than an Australian passport, one unmounted photograph of the applicant.

Form of visé.

23. (1) The indorsement of a visé on a passport may be in one of the following forms:—

(a) in the case of a British passport—

“Good for travel to .................................

(Signature and Title)

(Place and date) ”

(b) in the case of a Foreign passport—

“Seen at .................................................

Travelling to ...........................................

(Signature and Title)

(Place and date),”

and shall be signed by an officer authorized to visé passports.

(2) Unless otherwise expressly stated a visé shall be effective for a period of twelve months from its date.

Exemption from provisions of Regulations.

24. (1) The following classes of persons are exempted from the payment of fees under these Regulations:—

(a) Commonwealth Ministers and Commonwealth Government officials travelling on official business, and the wives and children of those Ministers and officials accompanying their husbands and parents, or travelling later to join them abroad; and

(b) Returned soldiers returning to their homes.

(2) The Minister, or any officer authorized by him to grant exemptions may exempt any person or class of persons from any or all of the provisions of these Regulations.

   

Form A.

Commonwealth of Australia.

APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT BY SINGLE WOMAN SINGLE MAN WIDOWER Strike out all not required.

Important.

The attention of Applicants and Persons recommending them is specially invited to the following Section of the “Passports Act 1920.”

“9.—(1.) Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a passport or a visa or indorsement of a passport makes any false or misleading statement whether in writing or verbally shall be guilty of an offence.

“(2.) Any person who in recommending any other person for or submitting any document in support of an application for a passport for that other person makes any false or misleading statements therein either in regard to that other person or to himself shall be guilty of an offence.”

Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for three (3) months.

See also the notes appearing on back of this form.

My full name is..................................................................................................................

My residence is at..............................................................................................................

My occupation is................................................................................................................ .

I am a British subject by birth. by naturalization. Note.—If naturalized, the naturalization certificate must be forwarded with this application.

I do not owe allegiance by naturalization or otherwise to any foreign country.

I am........................ (state here whether single or widower).

I was born at...................................................... in the country of....................................

on the................................ day of............................ in the year....................

My father was of......................................... nationality, and was born at.........................

................................................. in the country of...........................................................

I arrived in Australia on or about................................. 19......... from...............................

per s.s.................................... and landed at..........................................

I desire a passport to enable me to proceed to..................................................................

.............. ................................................. for the purpose of..........................................

I am likely to travel to or through the following foreign countries during the next two

years..................................................................................................................

I intend leaving the port of............................................................ per s.s.........................

on the......................................................... day of.......................................... and expect

to be absent from Australia for a period of.................................................................

I have no passport in my possession (other than that/those which I annex hereto for cancellation).

I attach hereto two photographs of myself, one of which is certified as genuine on back by the person recommending this application.

The following are particulars regarding myself :—

Height in ordinary boots…ft…in.	Any special peculiarities.........................
Colour of eyes..................................................	…………………………………..
Colour of hair...................................................	………………………………….

Ordinary Signature of Applicant.............................................

Date........................................................

Certificate Regarding Applicant.

Note.—The following persons are authorized to furnish this certificate:—All Police or Stipendiary or Special Magistrates of the Commonwealth or of a State or of the Northern Territory; all Justices of the Peace; all legally qualified Medical Practitioners; all Ministers of Religion; all Bank Managers (whose recommendations should bear the stamp of bank); and all persons or classes of persons approved by the Minister for Home and Territories.

I,.........................................................................................................................................

of .......................................................................................................................................

know personally the above-named applicant and believe him/her to be of good character and a proper person to receive a passport.

To the best of my knowledge and belief the above statements of the applicant are true.

I have certified on the back of one of the photographs furnished by the applicant that it is a genuine photograph.

Signature

Date......................................  Title......................................................................................

Specimen Signature of Applicant—

......................................................................................

C:15731.—2

Form B.

Commonwealth of Australia.

APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT BY MARRIED WOMAN travelling without Husband, or WIDOW.

Important.

The attention of Applicants and Persons recommending them is specially invited to the following Section of the “Passports Act 1920.”

“9.—(1.) Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a passport or a visa or indorsement of a passport makes any false or misleading statement whether in writing or verbally shall be guilty of an offence.

“(2.) Any person who in recommending any other person for or submitting any document in support of an application for a passport for that other person makes any false or misleading statements therein either in regard to that other person or to himself shall be guilty of an offence.”

Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for three (3) months.

See also the notes appearing on back of this form.

My full name is.................................................................................................................

My residence is at..............................................................................................................

My husband resides at ..................................................................................................... .

My occupation is...............................................................................................................

I was born at...................................................... in the country of.....................................

on the........................ day of ..................................... in the year.....................

I arrived in Australia on or about............................. ...19...... from.............

per s.s.............................. and landed at.....................................

I am the wife/widow of.............................................................. a British subject.

Note.—If he is naturalized, the naturalization certificate should be forwarded with this application).

My husband was born at......................... in the country of...............................................

on the................................. day of..................................... in the year..............................

and his father was born at..................................................................................................

in the country of.............................................................................

My maiden name was............................................................................................

I do not owe allegiance by naturalization or otherwise to any foreign country.

I desire a passport to enable me to proceed to.................................................................

.............................................. for the purpose of...............................................................

I shall be accompanied by my........................................... children, whose names and ages are as follow :—

...............................................................................................................

Note.—Children over 16 years require separate passports.

I intend leaving the port of ....................................... per s.s.....................................................

on the........................................................... day of......................................... and expect

to be absent from Australia for a period of.......................................................................

I am likely to travel to or through the following foreign countries during the next two years.............................

I have no passport in my possession (other than that/those which I annex hereto for cancellation).

I attach hereto two photographs of myself, one of which is certified as genuine on back by the person recommending this application.

The following are particulars regarding myself :—

Height in ordinary boots……ft……..in.	Any special peculiarities..........................
Colour of eyes...........................................	…………………………………………..
Colour of hair..............................................	…………………………………………..

Ordinary Signature of Applicant..................................

Date...................................................

Certificate Regarding Applicant.

Note.—The following persons are authorized to furnish this certificate:—All Police or Stipendiary or Special Magistrates of the Commonwealth or of a State or of the Northern Territory; all Justices of the Peace; all legally qualified Medical Practitioners; all Ministers of Religion; all Bank Managers (whose recommendations should bear the stamp of bank), and all persons or classes of persons approved by the Minister for Home and Territories.

I,................................................................................................................................................

of................................................................................................................................................

know personally the above-named applicant and believe her to be of good character and a proper person to receive a passport.

To the best of my knowledge and belief the above statements of the applicant are true.

I have certified on the back of one of the photographs furnished by the applicant that it is a genuine photograph.

 Signature..................................................

Date......................................  Title..........................................................

Specimen Signature of Applicant—

......................................................................................

 

Form C.

APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT BY MARRIED MAN TRAVELLING WITH WIFE

Important.

The attention of Applicants and Persons recommending them is specially invited to the following Section of the “Passports Act 1920.”

“9.—(1.) Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a passport or a visa or indorsement of a passport makes any false or misleading statement whether in writing or verbally shall be guilty of an offence.

“(2.) Any person who in recommending any other person for or submitting any document in support of an application for a passport for that other person makes any false or misleading statements therein either in regard to that other person or to himself shall be guilty of an offence.”

Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for three (3) months.

See also the notes appearing on the back of this form.

My full name is..................................................................................................................

My residence is at..............................................................................................................

My occupation is...............................................................................................................

I am a British subject by birth/by naturalization Note.—If naturalized, the naturalization certificate must be forwarded with this application.

I do not owe allegiance by naturalization or otherwise to any foreign country.

I was born at...................................................... in the country of....................................

on the................................... day of............................ in the year.....................

My father was of......................................... nationality, and was born at.........................

.............................................................. in the country of...............................................

I arrived in Australia on or about................................. 19......from...................................

per s.s.......................................... and landed at................................................................

I desire a passport to enable me to proceed to.................................................................

.................................................................. for the purpose of...........................................

I shall be accompanied by my............................................................... children, whose names and ages are as follow:— 

Note.—Children over sixteen years require separate passports.

I intend leaving the port of........................................................... per s.s..........................

on the......................................................... day of........................................... and expect

to be absent from Australia for a period of.......................................................................

I am likely to travel to or through the following foreign countries during the next two years.............................

I have no passport in my possession (other than that/those which I annex hereto for cancellation).

I attach hereto two photographs of myself, and also two of my wife, certified as genuine on back by the person recommending this application.

The following are particulars regarding myself:—	The following are particulars regarding my wife:—
Height in ordinary boots... ft........ in.	Maiden name.........................
Colour of eyes..................................	Age last birthday........... years
Colour of hair...................................	Date and place of birth............
Any special peculiarities...................	Height in ordinary boots
..............................................................	………… ft ………in.
..............................................................	Colour of eyes.......................
..............................................................	Colour of hair..........................
Any special peculiarities...........
.....................................................

Ordinary Signature of Applicant 

Date 

Certificate Regarding Applicant.

Note.—The following persons are authorized to furnish this certificate :—All Police or Stipendiary or Special Magistrates of the Commonwealth or of a State or of the Northern Territory; all Justices of the Peace; all legally qualified Medical Practitioners; all Ministers of Religion; all Bank Managers (whose recommendations should bear the stamp of bank); and all persons of classes of persons approved by the Minister for Home and Territories.

I,.....................................................................................................................................................................................

of....................................................................................................................................................................................

know personally the above-named applicant and believe him to be of good character and a proper person to receive a passport.

To the best of my knowledge and belief the above statements of the applicant are true.

I have certified on the back of the photographs furnished by the applicant and his wife that they are genuine photographs of both persons.

Signature..................................................

Date......................................  Title..........................................................

Specimen signature of husband— Specimen signature of wife—

.............................................  .................................................................

 

Form D.

APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT BY MARRIED MAN TRAVELLING ALONE.

Important.

The attention of Applicants and Persons recommending them is specially invited to the following Section of the “Passports Act 1920.”

“9.—(1.) Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a passport or a visa or indorsement of a passport makes any false or misleading statement whether in writing or verbally shall be guilty of an offence.

“(2.) Any person who in recommending any other person for or submitting any document in support of an application for a passport for that other person makes any false or misleading statements therein either in regard to that other person or to himself shall be guilty of an offence.”

Penalty: Fifty pounds or imprisonment for three (3) months.

See also the notes appearing on the back of this form.

My full name is..............................................................................................................................................................

My residence is at..........................................................................................................................................................

My occupation is...........................................................................................................................................................

I am a British subject Note.—If naturalized, the naturalization certificate must be forwarded with this application.

I do not owe allegiance by naturalization or otherwise to any foreign country.

My wife resides at..........................................................................................................................................................

I was born at.......................................................... in the country of............................................................................

on the............................... day of......................... in the year......................

My father was of............................................. nationality, and was born at..................................................................

............................................................ in the country of.......................................................................................

I arrived in Australia on or about.............................. 19.............. , from.......................................................................

per s.s................. and landed at..............................................................................................................................

I desire a passport to enable me to proceed to...............................................................................................................

............................................................... for the purpose of..................................................................................

I am likely to travel to or through the following foreign countries during the next two years…..................................

........................................................................................................................................................................................

I intend leaving the port of................................................................ per s.s.................................................................

on the..................................................... day of............................................. and expect

to be absent from Australia for a period of...........................................................................................................

I have no passport in my possession (other than that/those which I annex hereto for cancellation).

I attach hereto two photographs of myself, one of which is certified as genuine on back by the person recommending this application.

The following are particulars regarding myself :—

Height in ordinary boots........................ ft.............. in.	Any special peculiarities..............................................
Colour of eyes................................................................	....................................................................................
Colour of hair.................................................................	....................................................................................

Ordinary Signature of Applicant 

Date 

Certificate Regarding Applicant.

Note.—The following persons are authorized to furnish this certificate :—All Police, or Stipendiary or Special Magistrates of the Commonwealth or of a State or of the Northern Territory; all Justices of the Peace; all legally qualified Medical Practitioners; all Ministers of Religion; all Bank Managers (whose recommendations should bear the stamp of bank); and all persons or classes of persons approved by the Minister for Home and Territories.

I,.............................................................................................................................................

of............................................................................................................................................

know personally the above-named applicant and believe him to be of good character and a proper person to receive a passport.

To the best of my knowledge and belief the above statements of the applicant are true.

I have certified on the back of one of the photographs furnished by the applicant that it is a genuine photograph.

Signature 

Date......................................  Title..........................................................

Specimen Signature of Applicant—

......................................................................................

 

Form E.

PASSPORT.

I, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, request, in the name of His Britannic Majesty, all those whom it may concern, to allow............................................................. to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford................................................................................................. every assistance and protection of which may stand in need.

Given at Government House....................................... in the State of…………………in the Commonwealth of Australia, this................................................................. day of …………….. One thousand nine hundred and

 

Governor-General.

 

(Page 1.) This passport contains 32 pages.

Passport.

Commonwealth of Australia.

No. of passport..................

Name of bearer...........................................................................

Accompanied by his wife........................................... (maiden name) (and by children).

National status............................................................................

(Page 2.)Description.

Wife—
Profession.............................	.............................................
Place and date of birth............	.............................................
Domicile................................	.............................................
Height................... ft.......... in.	................... ft.................. in.
Colour of eyes.......................	.............................................
Colour of hair........................	.............................................
Special peculiarities...............	.............................................
.............................................	.............................................

Children.

Name........................................... Age............ Sex.............

(Page 3.) Photograph of Bearer.

................................................................

(Signature of bearer.)

(Photograph of wife.)

................................................................

(Signature of wife.)

(Page 4.) Countries for which this Passport is Valid.

The validity of this passport expires.................................... unless renewed.

Issued at............................................................................................

Date 

(Page 5.) Renewals.

1......................................................................................

2......................................................................................

3......................................................................................

4......................................................................................

Observations.

(Pages 6-32.) Visas.

Form F.

Registered No 

RENEWAL.

Where all available space on a Passport is already occupied by visas, application must be made on the prescribed form, for the issue of a new Passport, and the full fee of 10s. is chargeable.

Renewal of Passport.

I, the undersigned (a)....................................... at present residing at ……………. hereby make application for the renewal of British Passport No……………issued to me at ……………. on the……….………… for a further period of two years for travelling to (b)................................. ...................................................................

I expect to be absent from Australia for a period of...........................................................

I declare that I am a (c)................................................................. and I have not lost that national status, and I solemnly declare that the whole of the particulars given by me in respect of this application are true, both in substance and in fact.

I further declare that I have no other passport in my possession.

I attach copy of my photograph (only required when passport has been issued outside Australia).

Signature of Applicant 

Date.......................

And I, the undersigned (d)..........................................................................................

(title) ...................................... of (e)................... hereby declare that, to the best of my personal knowledge and belief, the above declaration of the said Mr./Mrs./Miss....................................................... is true, and that I can from my personal knowledge of him/her vouch him/her as a fit and proper person to receive a passport.

(Note.—When the application is accompanied by a photograph, the person who signs here should also certify on the back of the photograph that it is a genuine photograph of the applicant.)

Signed 

Date...................

(a) Christian names and surname in full.

(b) Destination and route.

(c) Insert “British - born Subject” or “Naturalized British Subject” as the case may be.

(d)Name and qualification of person verifying the declaration, viz.:— Police, Stipendiaryor Special Magistrate; Justice of the Peace; legally qualifiedMedical Practitioner; Minister of Religion; Bank Manager(whose recommendation should bear stamp of Bank); or any other person approved by the Minister for Home and Territories.

(e) Professional or business address.

 

Form F—continued.

[Back of form.]

Renewal.

Renewal of Passport No …………..

Issued at............................................ on ......................................................................

Bearer of Passport.

(a) Full names..................................................................................................................

Permanent address....................................................................................................

Present address.........................................................................................................

Present age and whether married or single..................................................................

Profession or occupation 

*Place and date of birth.............................................................................................

If bearer is a married woman or widow:—

Maiden name.....................................................................................................

Place and date of birth of husband.......................................................................

(b) If wife or bearer is included on the passport state:—

Full names................................................................................................................

Place and date of birth...............................................................................................

Maiden surname.......................................................................................................

(c) Particulars of children if included on passport:—

………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………

(Note.—Children who have attained the age of sixteen years require separate passports.)

(d) Name of country to which it is desired to travel............................................................

Destination, route, and purpose of journey..................................................................

............................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................

Proposed date of departure........................................................................................

Signature 

* If born in a foreign country, state where father was born and date of his birth.

 

Form G.

APPLICATION FOR VISA OF PASSPORT.

I, the undersigned..............................................................................................................

at present residing at..........................................................................................................

hereby apply to have my Passport No. ............................issued to me by the (a)........................

Authorities at....................................................................on the...................................................

visaed prior to my departure from Australia for ..................................................................

on.....................................................................................................................................

A copy of my photograph is attached (only required when passport is not an Australian passport).

The following are particulars concerning myself, and a personal description as shown on the passport is also subjoined:—

Permanent address.......................................................................................................

Present age, and whether married or single....................................................................

Profession or occupation............................................................................................

Place and date of birth................................................................................................

If bearer is a married woman or widow:—

Maiden name.....................................................................................................

Place and date of birth of husband.....................................................................

If wife of bearer is included on the passport, state—

Full name.........................................................................................................

Place and date of birth......................................................................................

Maiden surname...............................................................................................

Particulars of children if included on passport:—

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

 

Personal Description of Holder.	Personal Description of Wife of Holder.
Height in ordinary boots.... ft.. in.	Height in ordinary boots.. ...ft.... in.
Colour of eyes...........................	Colour of eyes..............................
Colour of hair...........................	Colour of hair..............................
Any special peculiarities............	Any special peculiarites.................
................................................	..................................................

Ordinary signature of applicant 

Date 

(a) French, Italian, &c.

 

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