Australian Passports (Application Fees) Determination 2015

Australian Passports (Application Fees) Determination 2015

made under the

Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 26 November 2024

Includes amendments: F2024L01494

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Determination 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 26 November 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

3 Authority

4 Definitions

Part 2—Fees

5 Application fees

6 Additional fees in relation to applications

7 Indexation factor

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

  This is the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Determination 2015.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act by reference to the Australian Passports Act 2005, including the following:

(a) Australian passport;

(b) child.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005.

indexation factor has the meaning given by section 7.

Part 2—Fees

5  Application fees

Application fee—items other than item 11

 (1) For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the fee in respect of an application of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item (other than item 11) in the table in subsection (3) is:

 (a) for an application made in the calendar year starting on 1 January 2024—the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item; or

 (b) for an application made in a later calendar year:

 (i) if the indexation factor for the calendar year is less than 1—the fee for an application of that kind for the previous calendar year; or

 (ii) otherwise—the amount worked out by multiplying the indexation factor for the calendar year by the amount of the fee for an application of that kind for the previous calendar year.

Application fee—item 11

 (2) For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the fee in respect of an application of a kind mentioned in column 1 of item 11 in the table in subsection (3) is the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item.

Note 1: Fees are payable at the time the application is made: see section 7 of the Australian Passports Act 2005.

Note 2: Fees may be waived in certain circumstances: see section 27 of the Australian Passports Determination 2015.

 (3) The following table sets out fees in respect of applications.

Note: The maximum period of validity for an Australian passport is determined under section 17 of the Australian Passports Determination 2015.

 (4) Amounts worked out under this section must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar (rounding 50 cents upwards).

6  Additional fees in relation to applications

 (1) For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the additional fee in respect of an application of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item in the table in subsection (3) is:

 (a) for an application made in the calendar year starting on 1 January 2024—the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item; or

 (b) for an application made in a later calendar year:

 (i) if the indexation factor for the calendar year is less than 1—the fee for an application of that kind for the previous calendar year; or

 (ii) otherwise—the amount worked out by multiplying the indexation factor for the calendar year by the amount of the fee for an application of that kind for the previous calendar year.

 (3) The following table sets out fees in respect of applications.

Note: In relation to column 2 of item 4 of the table:

(a) paragraph (a) includes persons who are 75 or over (regardless of the period of validity of the passport); and

(b) paragraph (b) includes a child who is 16 or 17 (regardless of the period of validity of the passport).

 (4) The fee is in addition to the fee (if any) specified under section 5 in respect of the application.

 (5) Amounts worked out under this section must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar (rounding 50 cents upwards).

7  Indexation factor

 (1) The indexation factor for a calendar year is the number worked out using the following formula:

where:

index number, in relation to a quarter, means the All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities, published by the Australian Statistician in respect of that quarter.

index number for most recent September year means the sum of the index numbers for the 4 quarters in the year ending 30 September in the previous calendar year.

index number for past September year means the sum of the index numbers for the 4 quarters in the year ending 30 September in the year before the previous calendar year.

 (2) The indexation factor for a calendar year is to be worked out to 3 decimal places (rounding up if the fourth decimal place is 5 or more).

 (3) In working out the indexation factor:

 (a) use only the index numbers published in terms of the most recently published index reference period for the All Groups Consumer Price Index; and

 (b) disregard index numbers published in substitution for previously published index numbers (except where the substituted numbers are published to take account of changes in the index reference period).

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history