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Border passes between Queensland and New South Wales have changed … again

Border pass requirements have changed again for those travelling between New South Wales and Queensland.

Key points:

• Travellers from Queensland to NSW will need to fill in a NSW border declaration every three days
• Those who frequently cross the border must carry both a NSW and Queensland declaration
• Authorities hope a border bubble will be reinstated in the coming days

Those crossing the border from Queensland must now fill in a New South Wales pass every 72 hours, as opposed to every 24 hours.

The change was triggered by Queensland ending its snap lockdown, which forced travellers heading to New South Wales to abide by the same stay-at-home orders in Brisbane and Moreton Bay areas.

Federal Member for Richmond in Northern New South Wales Justine Elliot has slammed the move, calling the change a "confusing" and "crazy" situation.

Cross-border commissioner James McTavish said he was hopeful a bubble would be re-instated before the end of the school holidays.

New requirements for cross-border travellers

Originally, those entering New South Wales from Queensland had to apply for a new border pass every day.

From 5:00pm last night, the border passes will be valid for 72 hours.

Those planning to cross the Queensland/New South Wales border and back will need to apply for a New South Wales declaration pass to enter New South Wales, and a Queensland declaration pass to enter Queensland.

Travellers will need to have both passes relevant to each state.

Mr McTavish said residents still needed to assess their own personal circumstances.

He said New South Wales Health had listed a significant number of close and casual contact venues .

"If people have been to any of those venues, there are some very specific requirements for testing and isolation that apply to them," he said.

"If people have been into the Brisbane and Moreton Bay areas, I'd encourage them to look at that list today."

'Absolutely chaotic' for residents

Ms Elliot slammed the new border requirements, calling them "ongoing chaos".

"It's still confusing, it's still a debacle," she said.

"It is absolutely chaotic for local residents … [they're] outraged that the New South Wales government has brought in these confusing measures. It has made life so difficult day to day.

"When it comes to Northern New South Wales, I think we are the forgotten people." 

Ms Elliot said she would like to see the passes consistent across both states.

"It needs to be 14 days to reflect the declaration to Queensland," she said.

What about the border bubble?

A border bubble initially extended from Tweed to Coffs Harbour, meaning border residents in those areas did not need to make a declaration.

That bubble burst on June 27, after only 10 days in action, when Queensland announced all residents had to declare their cross-border travel for the first time.

Mr McTavish said he hoped the bubble would be reinstated.

"It's something we have proposed again," he said.

"It is pretty clear people in the border regions see themselves as one community.

"They do go across for work, for school – and that goes back next week.

"I am confident that in the next few days we will see that border region created and put into the public health orders."

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​​​incoming passenger card (ipc).

Passengers arriving in Australia are required under Australian law to identify themselves and provide certain information through the completion of a passenger card.

Australian law concerning completion of a passenger cards is set out in the Migration Act 1958 (the Migration Act) and the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations).

What is a passenger card?

A passenger card is a document providing passenger identification and an effective record of a person's entry to Australia.

An Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) is to be completed by passengers entering Australia.​​​​​ IPCs will be provided to travellers on board their flight or ship before arrival or by the Australian Border Force in the arrival terminal.​​

Passenger cards also serve as:

• a declaration in relation to health and character requirements for non-Australian citizens
• a visa application form for Special Category Visa applicants and for Norfolk Island Permanent Residents.

Who needs to complete a passenger card?

Most passengers are required to complete and present a passenger card when entering Australia. However, particular people are exempt from completing a passenger card (as prescribed in regulation 3.06 and schedule 9 of the Migration Regulations).

Australian citizens who refuse to complete an IPC may be penalised. Non-Australian citizens may be penalised and refused immigration clearance.

Completing a passenger card in English

An IPC must be completed in English. Passengers requiring assistance to complete a passenger card can download printable sample versions of the IPC, including translations (see Passenger Card Samples section below).

Completing an incoming passenger card

Passengers entering Australia are required to accurately provide the following information on both sides of the IPC:

• family/surname, given names and passport number
• flight number or name of ship
• intended address in Australia
• if they intend to live in Australia for the next 12 months
• declarations relating to customs and quarantine.

• the country in which they boarded the flight/vessel
• their date of birth and usual occupation
• nationality as shown on their passport
• contact details in Australia and emergency contact details.

Passengers are required to sign and date the IPC, and are also required to correctly answer additional questions concerning their migration status, health status and any prior criminal convictions. For non-Australian citizens, providing false information can affect their visa status.

Completing a passenger card on behalf of another traveller

An IPC can be completed on behalf of another traveller where a person is in charge of that traveller. This includes parents/guardians of minors and carers of travellers with special needs.

A non-Australian citizen is considered to have completed a passenger card where the card is completed on their behalf.

Further information

Information about the Departments access to passenger information of all persons taking or proposing to take international passenger air service flights into and out of Australia.

See: ​ Collection of passenger name records

Information about arrival and departure records in the Movements Reconstruction database and how to request access to the information.

See: Movement Records ​​​​​​​

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Prepare a NSW statutory declaration (stat dec)

If you need to make a statutory declaration, find out how to download and complete the document, prove your identity, and find an authorised witness.

Introduction

A statutory declaration is a written statement that a person swears, affirms or declares to be true in the presence of an authorised witness, usually a:

• Justice of the Peace (JP)
• legal practitioner or
• notary public.

A NSW statutory declaration is made under the Oaths Act 1900 . The Act contains 2 alternative document formats that you can use:

• eighth schedule
• ninth schedule.

Note:  You may need to complete a statutory declaration if you assist a person to make a statutory declaration by providing a language interpretation . 

What you need

• details or facts about what you will be declaring or affirming
• an authorised witness
• proof of identity documents (if required).

Proving your identity

If you are making a statutory declaration and have not known the  authorised witness  for at least 12 months, they will need to confirm your identity with an approved identification document.

Examples of an approved identification document include a current and valid:

• driver licence or permit with your photo (including a digital driver licence)
• NSW photo card
• Australian proof of age card, with your photo
• Australian passport, either current or expired less than two years ago
• passport or similar document with your photo and signature, issued by a country other than Australia or by the United Nations (with an English language interpretation if not in English).

For identity documents with a photo:

• it must be your photo
• your name on the document must match your name on the statutory declaration.

When you book an appointment with the  authorised witness , ask if your identification document is acceptable (before you visit them).

How to prepare

• include your name
• set out the details of your declaration
• solemnly and sincerely make a declaration "conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Oaths Act 1900".
• include your name and address
• set out the facts according to your knowledge, belief, or information
• declare that you "make this solemn declaration, as to the matter (or matters) aforesaid, according to the law in this behalf made – and subject to the punishment by law provided for any wilfully false statement in any such declaration".
• Add details or facts to the document but do not sign the form.
• Take your document to an authorised witness (you may need to book an appointment first).
• Prove your identity to the witness (if you have known them for less than 12 months).
• Sign the document in the presence of the authorised witness.

More information

Getting your document witnessed.

You can find a Justice of the Peace (JP) by:

• searching the  JP public register  
• visiting a JP community desk  at a library, shopping centre or other community location. 

Penalties for false declarations

You may face a penalty if you:

• make a statutory declaration that you know to be false or
• falsely pretend to be an authorised witness and take and receive a statutory declaration.

Templates for a statutory declaration are available in either PDF form or editable DOC form.

Download and print the document you need.

NSW statutory declaration – Eighth Schedule – PDF

NSW statutory declaration – Ninth Schedule – PDF

Word documents

Download, edit and print the document you need.

NSW statutory declaration - Eighth Schedule – DOC

NSW statutory declaration – Ninth Schedule – DOC

• JP public register: Find a Justice of the Peace
• Visit a Justice of the Peace community desk – NSW Justices Association
• Oaths Act 1900
• Prepare an affidavit for your court case – Legal Aid NSW
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Terrorism label puts multicultural communities ‘on edge’, independent MP Dai Le warns

Police and intelligence agencies should consult with multicultural communities before designating an incident an act of terror, Fowler MP says

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Authorities need to consult multicultural communities to ensure labelling violent crimes a terror act does not alienate people, an independent MP says.

Dai Le, who represents the western Sydney electorate of Fowler where a bishop was stabbed during a sermon, has called for police to be culturally aware of what declaring a terrorism incident could do to a community.

It could stoke fear and increase Islamophobia, Le warned.

“When we talk about a terror act, we just need to be aware of how that language lands in a community like Fowler,” she told ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday.

She questioned how fast it took law enforcement to designate the 15 April stabbing of Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at a church an act of terror, echoing the concerns raised by the Australian National Imams Council.

The council on Friday contrasted the terrorism declaration with authorities’ response to a stabbing massacre at a Sydney shopping centre , which it said was “quickly deemed a mental health issue”.

There had to be a strong connection between police and the community to ensure people felt safe, Le said.

“Many of our communities who escaped tyrannical regimes … with that word, what it brings on is people are feeling, ‘Oh my God, terror has followed us’. That will make people live on edge,” she said.

“I hope that they know what they’re doing when they label a criminal act with such a label and that they will reassure our community as soon as possible to ensure that people who have escaped terrorism from the Middle East, that they feel they are safe here.”

Police and intelligence agencies should engage with multicultural communities to inform their advice, the independent MP said.

The disparity in police response was a double standard and affected the perception of law enforcement and the judicial process within the community, Australian National Imams Council’s Ramia Abdo Sultan said on Friday.

The teenager accused of attacking the bishop was charged with committing a terrorist act.

Five other teens allegedly linked to the 16-year-old were charged last week after raids across Sydney.

The arrests of the boys, all under the age of 17, followed an investigation into a group allegedly adhering to religiously motivated violent extremist ideology.

Police will allege the group was planning a future event, NSW police commissioner Karen Webb said.

It was concerning some of the teenagers arrested had images of beheadings on their phones, she said.

“Those images have been circulating for years now unfortunately, but it does concern us greatly where we’ve got young people with those images on their phone,” she told Sky News on Sunday.

Queensland man Joel Cauchi , 40, killed six people during a stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on 13 April before being shot dead by police.

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New Zealand Traveller Declaration Whakapuakanga Tangata Haere ki Aotearoa

The New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information. It is free and everyone travelling into New Zealand needs to complete a declaration.

What you need to know

• Everyone travelling into New Zealand needs to complete a declaration.
• It is free and you can do it on the online form or the NZTD app.
• A declaration needs to be completed for each traveller, including babies and children.
• You can start your digital declaration at a time that suits you. The earliest time you can submit your declaration depends on whether you are travelling by air or sea.
• Your declaration is linked to your passport and is checked when you arrive at the eGate or by a border officer.
• There is a paper declaration form available for travellers who cannot complete it online.
• If you are a New Zealand visa or NZeTA holder, you still need to complete an NZTD as well.

When you can submit your declaration

Travelling by air.

The earliest you can submit your declaration is 24 hours before you start your trip to New Zealand. It needs to be submitted by the time you reach passport control in New Zealand.

Long-haul journeys and stopovers

Travelling by sea

The earliest you can submit your declaration is 24 hours before departing the vessel’s last foreign port prior to arriving in New Zealand. It needs to be submitted by the time the vessel has berthed at its first port in New Zealand.

Travelling by different vessel types

Welcoming you to Aotearoa New Zealand

Kia ora, nau mai haere mai.  Welcome to Aotearoa New Zealand.  We want to help you understand what you need to do to travel here.  Our home is precious – a taonga. Please help to keep our tangata and our whenua – our people and our land – safe.   We ask everyone travelling to, or returning to New Zealand, to complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration.  You can do this on our website travellerdeclaration.govt.nz or by downloading the NZTD app.  You’ll be asked some questions about your trip and what’s in your bags. Some items can’t be brought into New Zealand. If in doubt, declare it for inspection. Please answer the questions honestly, otherwise you could be fined. We look forward to welcoming you to Aotearoa New Zealand.   Ka kite anō

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Travellers arriving by sea on any maritime vessel can complete a digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD):

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