Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Part 7, after Division 2

insert

Division 3 Biometrics and ePassports

7.6 Methods to be used for confirming evidence of identity

(1) For paragraph 47 (1) (a) of the Australian Passports Act, the following methods are to be used for the purposes of confirming the validity of evidence of the identity of an applicant for an Australian travel document, or a person to whom an Australian travel document has been issued:

(a) matching a digitised version of the photograph provided by the applicant with any previous application from the applicant, and with any other digitised photographs of the applicant held by the Department;

(b) embedding a contactless chip into the Australian travel document in a manner that the Minister considers is consistent with international standards and recommended practices and procedures for travel documents adopted in accordance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Note Any personal information collected as part of using a method specified in this section must be dealt with in accordance with section 14 of the Privacy Act 1988 (including Information Privacy Principles 1 and 4).

(2) For subsection 47 (3) of the Australian Passports Act, the personal information mentioned in item 1 of Schedule 2 may be used for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).

[2] Schedule 4

substitute

Schedule 4 Fees

(section 8.1)

Note It is intended that the fees specified in Schedule 4 will be indexed annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index.

Part 1 Applications for passports

Item	Matter	Fee ($)
1.1	Application for an Australian passport of 32 pages, other than a passport for a child or an emergency passport	172
1.2	Application for an Australian passport of 32 pages for a child, other than an emergency passport	86
1.3	Application by a person aged at least 75 years for an Australian passport of 32 pages to be valid for not more than 5 years, other than an emergency passport	86
1.4	Application for an Australian passport of 64 pages, other than a passport for a child or an emergency passport	258
1.5	Application for an Australian passport of 64 pages for a child, other than an emergency passport	129
1.6	Application by a person aged at least 75 years for an Australian passport of 64 pages to be valid for not more than 5 years, other than an emergency passport	129
1.7	Application for an emergency passport	0

Part 2 Applications for observations on passports

Item	Matter	Fee ($)
2.1	Application for the making of an observation on a passport after the issue of the passport	11

Part 3 Applications for travel-related documents

Item	Matter	Fee ($)
3.1	Application for a certificate of identity	103
3.2	Application for extension of a certificate of identity	11
3.3	Application for a document of identity Note The fee for an application by, or on behalf of, an Australian citizen for a document of identity for travel between Australia and Norfolk Island only may be waived.	34
3.4	Application for extension of a document of identity	11
3.5	Application for a convention travel document	103
3.6	Application for extension of a convention travel document	9
3.7	Application for a provisional travel document	0

Part 4 Additional fees

Item	Matter	Fee ($)
4.1	Additional fee: priority processing	65
4.2	Additional fee: 1 travel document lost or stolen	57
4.3	Additional fee: 2 travel documents lost or stolen	172
4.4	Additional fee: 3 or more travel documents lost or stolen	344