Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00073:clause:1_22
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22
Character Range: 7284–9296

22  Application of amendments
(1) The amendments of section 12 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 made by this Schedule apply to refusal/cancellation requests made in relation to a person after the commencement of this Schedule, whether the person became a reportable offender (within the meaning of that section) before or after that commencement.
(2) Section 22AA of the Australian Passports Act 2005, as inserted by this Schedule, applies to the cancellation of an Australian passport after the commencement of this Schedule, whether:
 (a) the Australian passport was issued to a person before or after that commencement; or
 (b) the person became a reportable offender (within the meaning of section 12 of that Act) before or after that commencement.
(3) Section 271A.1 of the Criminal Code Act 1995, as inserted by this Schedule, applies in relation to conduct engaged in by a person after the commencement of this Schedule, whether the person's name is entered on a child protection offender register (however described) of a State or Territory before or after that commencement.
(4) The amendments of section 13 of the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 made by this Schedule apply to requests made in relation to a person after the commencement of this Schedule, whether the person became a reportable offender (within the meaning of that section) before or after that commencement.
(5) The amendments of section 16 of the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 made by this Schedule apply to an order for the surrender of a person's foreign travel documents made after the commencement of this Schedule, whether:
 (a) the foreign travel documents were issued to the person before or after that commencement; or
 (b) the person became a reportable offender (within the meaning of section 13 of that Act) before or after that commencement.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 14 June 2017
Senate on 20 June 2017]

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