Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01360:clause:1_13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01360
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 13
Character Range: 6950–8619

13  Request relating to Australian law enforcement matters

 (1) If a competent authority believes on reasonable grounds that:
 (a) a person is the subject of an arrest warrant issued in Australia in respect of an indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
 (b) a person (including a person who is in prison) is prevented from travelling internationally by force of:
 (i) an order of a court of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
 (ii) a condition of parole, or of a recognisance, surety, bail bond or licence for early release from prison, granted under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
 (iii) a law of the Commonwealth, or an order or other direction (however described) under a law of the Commonwealth;
the competent authority may request the Minister to make an order under section 16 in relation to the person's foreign travel documents.

 (2) In this section:

competent authority, in relation to a circumstance mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), means:
 (a) a person who has responsibility for, or powers, functions or duties in relation to, that circumstance under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory (other than a person who is specified in a Minister's determination as not being a competent authority in relation to the circumstance); or
 (b) a person specified in a Minister's determination as a competent authority in relation to the circumstance.

prevented from travelling internationally includes:
 (a) required to remain in Australia; and
 (b) required to surrender a passport; and
 (c) not permitted to apply for a passport; and
 (d) not permitted to obtain a passport.