Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND OTHER MEASURES NO. 1) ACT 2022 (NO. 31, 2022) - SCHEDULE 8

Australian Passports Act 2005

1  Subsection 22A(1)

Omit "14 days", substitute "28 days".

2  Application of amendment

The amendment to subsection 22A(1) of the Australian Passports Act 2005 made by this Schedule applies to requests that are made under subsection 22A(2) of that Act after the commencement of this Schedule.

Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005

3  Section 15A (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

15A   Request for 28 day surrender relating to security risk

4  Subsection 15A(2)

Omit "14 days", substitute "28 days".

5  Section 16A (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

16A   Demand for 28 day surrender of foreign travel document ordered by Minister on request under section 15A

6  Subsections 16A(6) and (7)

Omit "14 days", substitute "28 days".

7  Application of amendments

The amendments to sections 15A and 16A of the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 made by this Schedule apply to requests that are made under section 15A of that Act after the commencement of this Schedule.