House debates Questions in Writing
Passport Refusals (Question No. 541)
Ms Julie Bishop Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 18 August 2011:
How many debtors have been refused a passport renewal under s 16(1) of the Australian Passports Act 2005, in each year since 2005.
Kevin Rudd Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
Since 2005 one (1) debtor has been refused a passport after a competent authority made a request under subsection 16(1) of the Australian Passports Act 2005 (the Act). This was in 2011.