The compilation of Migration Regulations 1994 and Custom Regulation 2015 dated 14 December 2021 [” the Compilation”], incorporates the amendments made by Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Passenger Declaration) Regulations 2021, dated 9 December 2021, to introduce digital passenger declaration for use by travellers voluntarily.
Schedule 1 amends the Migration regulations stating that a traveller providing a DPD will not be required to complete a passenger card or crew declaration for the purposes of immigration and customs clearance unless the DPD has been withdrawn. It has also laid down grounds to provide discretion to cancel a visa in case incorrect information is provided in relation to DPD.
Schedule 2 amends the Customs Regulations to remove the requirement to use the passenger card or crew declaration to provide information to a Collector about accompanied or unaccompanied personal or household effects of a traveller if the traveller completes a DPD, provides a Collector with the code relating to the goods that is provided by the departmental system that processes the DPD, and updates or provides any further information if required, which can be done orally or in writing. In addition, it allows a Collector to require the completion of the passenger card or crew declaration if the Collector reasonably suspects that the DPD in relation to the personal effects is inaccurate or incomplete.
Implementation of the DPD has commenced from December 2021.
The compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 13 January 2022 and commenced on 14 December 2021. It is currently in force.
To access the compilation of Migration Regulations 1994, click here.
To access the compilation of Customs Regulation 2015, click here.
