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I finally received a response from the department, 8 weeks later, to my request for clarification. Hopefully below will be of some help, if you were (like me) a little unsure of how to translate the requirements from the form:
Cheers,
Matt.
Dear dairyfloss,
Thank-you for your email and I apologise for the late response. Firstly we appreciate your attention to detail and are delighted that you noticed a change in our form. The reason for the change is explained below.
Previously the Australia APEC Business Travel Card Section assessed the Frequent Travel Criteria differently. For every exit and entry from the applicants residential economy counted as one (1) Trip. For example if the applicant exited Australia, travelled to China, Japan & South Korea and re-enter Australia, this was counted as one (1) Trip.
However the Frequent Travel Criteria has changed and now it is from the applicants residential economy to each individual participating APEC economy and return to the residential economy. For example if the applicant exited Australia, travelled to China, Japan & South Korea and re-enter Australia, this is now counted as three (3) Trips.
If you have made a minimum of 4 trips in the last twelve months to any APEC Economies, you should meet this Criteria however this will be determined finally by the Decision Officer upon assessment.
Cheers,
Matt.