Australian Ship P&I, our correspondents in Fremantle, Australia, has provided us with the following information.
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From 1 st July 2003 , the Australian Immigration Authorities have enacted legislation that requires all personnel onboard non-military ships to have their civil passports. This legislation though it came in force in the year 2003 was not being enforced till 1 st July 2004 . The penalties stipulated are A$ 5,000 per crew member without the appropriate documentation. An extract of the DIMIA requirements is as follows:
Any of the following combination of documents is acceptable:
- A valid passport together with a valid seafarer’s identity document.
- A valid passport together with an identity card issued by the shipping company providing the card contained the relevant biodata, a company reference number that established the holder’s employment on the vessel for the voyage in question and stated the person’s position on board the vessel.
- A valid passport together with an original contract of employment providing that document contained the relevant biodata, a company reference number that established the holder’s employment on the vessel for the voyage in question and stated the person’s position on board the vessel.
Australian Ship P&I
As correspondents only
Fremantle, September 21 st, 2004
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