Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802:clause:1_26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00802
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26
Character Range: 10761–11575

26  After subsection 184(3)
Insert:

 (3A) An application made outside Australia that does not meet the requirement in paragraph (1)(b) is taken to meet that requirement for the purposes of this Act if:
 (a) the application is accompanied by a signed statement by the applicant setting out why the applicant was unable to meet the requirement; and
 (b) the Assistant Returning Officer or DRO is satisfied that the applicant made reasonable efforts to comply with the requirement; and
 (c) the application is accompanied by a photocopy, that is certified by the applicant to be a true copy, of a part of the applicant's passport that includes:
 (i) the country and date of issue and the number of the passport; and
 (ii) the applicant's name, date of birth and signature; and
 (iii) a photograph of the applicant.