Todd Frew
Former First Assistant Secretary
Australian Department of Immigration & Citizenship
Exporting the Border
The Benefits of Pre-Departure Clearance
BORDER MANAGEMENT - ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE No one size fits all solutions Governments differ in policy and
implementation Need to address differing risks and
operational challenges Whilst underlying technologies are
consistent all systems are unique and must be tailored to the requirements of the government
Close collaboration between government and providers is essential
EXPORTING THE BORDER The best border management
solutions need a range of tools One is the ability to authorize
travellers before they depart Providing a layered approach to
traveller processing extends the borders to the point of departure
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORITY (ETA)
ADVANCE PASSENGER PROCESSING
Airport Check in Point of Departure
Targeting Centre
Board No Board
Using Interactive API adapted to each countriesrequirements & directives
Reduced repatriation costs & airline fines
Analyze Risk
ProfilesWatchlists
Rules
APP @ CHECK-IN (NO TO BOARD)
SOME STATISTICS..12 Governments and over 130+ airlines are connected to the SITA APP systems, performing more than 200 million transactions per annum.
Instant determination of boarding directives99.98% take < 3 seconds
INFRINGEMENT NOTICES ISSUED TO AIRLINES (1999-2008)
DIAC : Annual Report 2007-2008
IN SUMMARY PRE-TRAVEL AUTHORISATION DELIVERS:
• Knowledge of who is travelling to a state, and where and when they will arrive
• Information that can be used for risk assessment• The capacity to stop a passenger from boarding a flight to a state• A reduction in infringements for carriers, as carriers will uplift
fewer undocumented passengers• A measurable improvement in passenger processing
Thank You
http://www.sita.aero/resources/type/white-papers/exporting-the-border