A digital version of Australia's incoming passenger card is set to be piloted later this year as part of a push for more seamless trans-Tasman travel.
Qantas passengers from New Zealand set to be first travellers to fill out digital Australia Travel Declaration instead of physical incoming passenger card
Instead of filling out a physical card on the plane, the passengers will be able to complete the required documentation up to 72 hours before their arrival into Australia. Qantas passengers travelling from New Zealand will be the first to use a digital version of the incoming passenger card through a pilot set to commence later this year. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift
A digital alternative to the incoming passenger card was a recommendation of the Trans-Tasman Seamless Travel Group, which was set-up last year and includes ABF Commissioner Michael Outram and New Zealand Customs Service Chief Executive and Comptroller Christine Stevenson. " prime ministers endorsed the work of the Trans-Tasman Seamless Travel Group and its vision for easier travel between Australia and New Zealand while ensuring the highest levels of security at our borders, and thanked industry for their efforts," a statement said.
The ABF said it and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry had been working alongside Qantas on the pilot of the digital declaration, which brings together immigration, customs and biosecurity information.
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