Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PASSPORTS AMENDMENT ACT 1984 No. 168, 1984 - SECT 16

16. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from paragraph (a) ", or officers authorized in that
        behalf by the Minister," and substituting "or authorized officers";

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:



"(b) for empowering the Minister or authorized officers to endorse Australian
passports;";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (e) "$100" and substituting "$1,000"; and

   (d)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:



"(2) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (1) (b), the power to make
regulations for the purpose specified in that paragraph extends to the power
to make regulations-

   (a)  empowering the Minister or an authorized officer to endorse an
        Australian passport with particulars of a prescribed minor who is
        likely to travel with the person to whom the passport is issued; and

   (b)  prescribing the circumstances in which, and the conditions under
        which, the power referred to in paragraph (a) may be exercised by an
        authorized officer.".