Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Saint Kitts and Nevis passportEdit check
Permit, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: entry is by permit from the administering authority, not a visa. See the conditions for who issues it.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions2 to check
- Entry is permitted only in accordance with a permit granted under section 15 of the Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 by the Minister administering it (the Australian Government Minister responsible for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water). The permit is obtained by a written application to the Minister (section 15A), so it is a formal advance authorisation rather than a visa-free or on-arrival arrangement; the only exceptions are entry during an emergency and entry in the performance of an inspector’s duties.
- The permit fixes the length of stay: each permit must state the days on which it starts and expires, so the permitted stay is set by the individual permit and there is no fixed statutory day limit.
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
12  Access to the Territory …  (2) A person may enter the Territory: …  (a) in accordance with a permit; or
Aevamo’s reading
Section 12 of the Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 (made under the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953) makes it an offence to enter the Territory except in accordance with a permit, and section 15 gives the Minister the power to grant the permit. This is the instrument that creates the obligation; the Act and the Department's guidance only describe or administer it.
Section 12 of the Ordinance makes entering the Territory an offence and then sets out the only ordinary route of lawful entry: 'in accordance with a permit'. Because a permit granted under section 15 must exist before a person enters, every traveller needs advance authorisation whatever passport they hold; the Ordinance draws no nationality distinction.
Source details
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.