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Passenger Name Record collection and risk assessment

In operation Status as of 19 October 2026 · Funding type: Not published

Australia's Department of Home Affairs collects passenger name records for international flight risk assessment under section 64AF of the Customs Act 1901 1. Its official guidance describes crime-related uses, privacy safeguards and disclosure conditions. Passengers can request access to or correction of their records 1. The page describes the public programme, not a supplier contract. It does not publish a vendor, procurement award, contract price or operating term. No assumption about private ownership or a passenger levy is made from the existence of PNR collection.

Key terms

Read the guide to API and PNR passenger data.

Buyer
Department of Home Affairs 1
Vendor
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Duration
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Value
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Funding
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Procurement route
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System ownership
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Data terms
Home Affairs applies the Privacy Act and, where relevant, the Australia-EU PNR Agreement. Disclosure to other authorities requires equivalent safeguards. Access and correction requests are available 1.

Timeline

  1. 19 October 2026: Recorded status is In operation.

Sources

  1. Australian Border Force: Collection of Passenger Name Records (accessed 19 October 2026)

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