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==== Requirements ====
Departing travellers, regardless of age and nationality, can use the SmartGates if they have an ePassport or machine-readable passport and can independently use the machine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departure SmartGates |url=https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/smartgates/departures |access-date=7 August 7, 2023 |website=Australian Border Force}}</ref>
As of June 2025, previous eligibility criteria for arriving travellers based on nationality have been removed. All travellers holding an ePassport or machine-readable passport are now eligible to use arrival SmartGates - regardless of nationality.
Arriving travellers must meet the following conditions stated below:<ref name="arrivals" />
* Aged 16 or older (or aged 12–15 for only Australia citizens accompanied by 2 adults)
* Hold a valid Australian passport or a biometric passport issued by one of the following jurisdictions:
Children aged 7 and over may also use arrival SmartGates and kiosks when entering Australia, provided they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, possess an ePassport, and are taller than 110 cm.
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<ref>{{cite web |first1=Australian Border Force |url=https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/smartgate/arrivals/who-can-use-smartgates |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
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*{{flag icon|Argentina}} [[Argentina passport|Argentina]]
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austrian passport|Austria]]
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canadian passport|Canada]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chinese passport|China]]
*{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Danish passport|Denmark]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[French passport|France]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finnish passport|Finland]]
*{{flagicon|HKG}} [[HKSAR passport|Hong Kong]]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Irish passport|Ireland]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italian passport|Italy]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japanese passport|Japan]]
*{{flag icon|South Korea}} [[South Korean passport|South Korea]]
*{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourgish passport|Luxembourg]]
*{{flagicon|MAC}} [[MSAR passport|Macao]]
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*{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Malaysian passport|Malaysia]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand passport|New Zealand]]
*{{flag icon|Qatar}} [[Qatar passport|Qatar]]
*{{flagicon|SMR}} [[San Marino passport|San Marino]]
*{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singaporean passport|Singapore]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Swedish passport|Sweden]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Swiss passport|Switzerland]]
*{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Taiwanese passport|Taiwan]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai passport|Thailand]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Emirati passport|United Arab Emirates]]
*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[British passport|United Kingdom]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States passport|United States]]
*{{flagicon|UN}} [[United Nations laissez-passer|United Nations]]
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* The Australian Border Force is trialling the use of the SmartGates on arrival for e-passport holders of the following nationalities:
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*{{flag icon|Belgium}} [[Belgian passport|Belgium]]
*{{flag icon|Botswana}} [[Botswana passport|Botswana]]
*{{flag icon|Brazil}} [[Brazilian passport|Brazil]]
*{{flag icon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgarian passport|Bulgaria]]
*{{flag icon|Chile}} [[Chilean passport|Chile]]
*{{flag icon|Colombia}} [[Colombian passport|Colombia]]
*{{flag icon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech passport|Czech Republic]]
*{{flag icon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuadorian passport|Ecuador]]
*{{flag icon|Estonia}} [[Estonian passport|Estonia]]
*{{flag icon|Fiji}} [[Fijian passport|Fiji]]
*{{flag icon|Germany}} [[German passport|Germany]]
*{{flag icon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian passport|Hungary]]
*{{flag icon|Iceland}} [[Icelandic passport|Iceland]]
*{{flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesian passport|Indonesia]]
*{{flag icon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuanian passport|Lithuania]]
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*{{flag icon|Moldova}} [[Moldovan passport|Moldova]]
*{{flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Dutch passport|Netherlands]]
*{{flag icon|Niger}} [[Niger passport|Niger]]
*{{flag icon|Nigeria}} [[Nigerian passport|Nigeria]]
*{{flag icon|Norway}} [[Norwegian passport|Norway]]
*{{flag icon|Oman}} [[Oman passport|Oman]]
*{{flag icon|Philippines}} [[Philippines passport|Philippines]]
*{{flag icon|Portugal}} [[Portugal passport|Portugal]]
*{{flag icon|Romania}} [[Romanian passport|Romania]]
*{{flag icon|Rwanda}} [[Rwandan passport|Rwanda]]
*{{flag icon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakian passport|Slovakia]]
*{{flag icon|Spain}} [[Spanish passport|Spain]]
*{{flag icon|Turkey}} [[Turkish passport|Turkey]]
*{{flag icon|Turkmenistan}} [[Turkmen passport|Turkmenistan]]
*{{flag icon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbek passport|Uzbekistan]]
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==== Exceptions ====
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