Passports Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 196.

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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 seventeenth day of December, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for Minister of State for Home and Territories.

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Amendment of Passports Regulations 1922.

(Statutory Rules 1923. No. 24.)

1. Regulation 12 of the Passports Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“12. A passport, unless specially endorsed for a shorter period, shall be valid for a period of five years and subject to these Regulations may be renewed for further periods of from one to five years:

Provided that in no case shall the validity of a passport be extended beyond ten years from the original date of issue.”

2. Regulation 16 of the Passports Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the words “Two shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One shilling for each year for which renewal of the passport is applied for”.

 

3. Form F of the Passports Regulations is repealed and the following Form is inserted in its stead:—

Form F.

RENEWAL.

Registered No 

Commonwealth of Australia.

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.

(a) Christian names and surnames in full.

(b) Insert from one up to five years, according to period of renewal desired. A fee of One shilling will be payable for each year of renewal. The validity of the Passport cannot, however, be extended beyond ten years from the original date of issue.

(c) Destination and route.

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

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 (b)…………………………….years for travelling to (c)……………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

I declare that I am a (d)………………………………………………………………………………

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

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(e) Name and qualification of person verifying the declaration, viz.:—Police, Stipendiary, or Special Magistrate; Justice of the Peace; legally qualified Medical 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.

(f) Professional or business address.

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

(title).............................................. of (f)............................................................................................

hereby declare that, to the best of my personal knowledge and belief, the above

Mr.

declaration of the said Mrs...................................................................................................................

Miss

is true, and 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.......................................................

 

Form F—continued.

Renewal.

Renewal of Passport No 

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

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.

 

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.