[jp72]

Amazing! Thanks all for keeping the thread alive. There are some important details emerging. @tommy that form “b11” sounds important.

My update – I lost. I needed my passport within a certain timeframe to travel and the stalling an B.S. excuses I was given pushed it to close to my deadline.
1. I had All Rights Reserved overlapping my signature and was toled by the Passport Office that they usually ‘Take the ARR off but overlapping it with the signature didn’t allow them to do that’. Their last excuse was that there are countries who do not accept the ARR therefore they could not issue a passprot that would restrict my travel. I have requested a list of the countries – even the person I spoke to was interested to find out.
2. @tommy I’d love to hear if ‘b11’ gets things over the line.

3. The Passport Offce rep told me they are getting more of these signatures since C-19.

Keep sharing and we will be able to put more of this jigsaw together.

[jp72]

Thanks, @morag-janet-of-the-hill-family. I completed the Commonwealth Stat Dec and had it signed by a JP. I even had the JP certify copies of the applications with the ARR signatures. The agents for DEFAT – Australia Post – commented that it was a great signature and allowed me to take a photo of the final application with their details completed and payment made. So, I am in no doubt I have a contractual agreement with that signature. They have come back with the 2005 Australian Passport Act – “no slogans in a signature”. I sent a copy of the stat dec and completed form to them today.

[jp72]

<div>Thanks for your replies! I have replied with the following. Let’s see what happens next.</div>

Dear ________

I’m writing to you regarding your proposed offer. Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately, I can’t accept your offer because there is already a contract in place with payment taken.

I attach, for your information, proof of the submitted application, a payment receipt confirming the contract, and a Commonwealth Statutory Declaration of my signature.

To renegotiate the contract, I require answers to the following:

1. Are you claiming that you have the authority to dictate to me how I sign my name? If so, what evidence do you have for this claim?

2. Can you not provide me with evidence that the Australian passports act 2005 applies to a man?

[jp72]

Hi @kinan – nothing new to report from me. I’d love to hear how others have held their position and won their ARR passport, too.

Thanks for keeping this thread going

[jp72]

Thanks again @morag,
It is tricky navigating this stuff just from models at times. Knowing which documentation to have in place to ask certain questions seems important. Is there a table or flow chart that has this consolidated information?

[jp72]

Thanks, @morag; no, I hadn’t seen this. I guess I will await a reply, resend the information with my questions again, and remove the W/P so it can go on the record. I appreciate you sending white through.

[jp72]

Thanks @brand. I appreciate you taking the time to reply. I have posted my email reply to the Passport office in the chat below.

[jp72]

Thank you @tara-greenleaf . This is helpful. I have posted my email reply in the chat below.