Migration Regulations 1994

In this regulation:

Vessel includes an aircraft: see s 5(1) of the Act.

For the purposes of paragraph 170(1)(a) of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as evidence of a person’s identity:

an image of the person’s face;

a passport issued to the person that is in force and bears a photograph and the full name of the person;

a licence to drive a motor vehicle issued to the person under a law of the Commonwealth, or a State or Territory, that is in force and bears a photograph and the full name of the person;

a document issued to the person by:

the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or

a Commonwealth, State or Territory authority;

if the person travels, or appears to intend to travel, on an overseas vessel that is an aircraft—a valid aviation security identification card (within the meaning of the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) that:

was issued to the person by the operator of the aircraft or the operator of an airport in Australia; and

is in force and bears a photograph and the full name of the person.

For the purposes of subsection 170(2) of the Act, a person who seeks to comply with paragraph 170(1)(a) of the Act by presenting an image of the person’s face must do so by presenting themselves to an authorised system.

If a person to whom this regulation applies is boarding or disembarking from an overseas vessel that is an aircraft, an officer may require the person to show the officer the person’s boarding pass.

An officer may require a person who is travelling with a person:

who is under 18; and

in respect of whom a document cannot be produced to the officer as required;