QF domestic flight via International terminal

[MooTime]

I'm not sure if you've ever done this before, but once you do, you'll get what everyone is talking about.

In almost every way the experience is almost identical to you flying overseas. Really the only difference is you get waived through immigration (you still have to go through though) and you're not entitled to buy duty free.

You are pretty much legally exiting and re-entering Australia - you just get an easy path as you're not going via another country.

No I haven't done this int on a domestic leg before, yes I've seen them for years when booking other domestic trips, just never booked.

But yes I understand the knowledgeable posts here by those in the know. Hence me posting the thread, I knew I'd get the expert advice.

It's a funny one as you say legally exiting & re-entering Aus.
On a completely side matter, but long winded link, we had a cousin visit from europe some years ago, stayed here 6months, double the permitted visiting visa, did a cruise from Syd to pacific islands after 3months, we considered that leaving & returning to Aus as passport was stamped, actually stood on foreign lands etc, therefore able to extend the visiting visa by another 3 months.......alas no, he was pulled up at Immigration on departure & questioned in a room by border force, he couldn't speak English, we sorted it over the phone as just left airport. Was barred from retuning to Aus for 3 years, was labeled an illegal immigrant, all fine, all quite hilarious in the end.

(wasn't considered leaving the country as was an Australian cruise ship, very odd we thought)

Thanks all for you very clear &, helpful & insightful re; OT.

 

[jpp42]

This is not a legal advice forum, but it should be made clear that travelling on the domestic leg of an international flight is most certainly NOT leaving and re-entering Australia legally. Yes, you pass through immigration checkpoints but in this case the officer is just verifying you are a domestic passenger. You don't need a passport, a drivers license is sufficient.

A similar situation is the case with cruise ship passengers due to special arrangements for port visits in many countries (this is why your passport is traditionally held by the purser's office when you're onboard a ship). The ship makes an arrangement that as long as the passengers are all returned to the ship at the end of the day, and this is fully verified by the ship's office, the passengers don't need to pass immigration formalities for that daytime visit. That's why the Pacific islands cruise didn't count in terms of leaving and re-entering Australia for your cousin.

 

[justinbrett]

This is not a legal advice forum, but it should be made clear that travelling on the domestic leg of an international flight is most certainly NOT leaving and re-entering Australia legally. Yes, you pass through immigration checkpoints but in this case the officer is just verifying you are a domestic passenger. You don't need a passport, a drivers license is sufficient.

A similar situation is the case with cruise ship passengers due to special arrangements for port visits in many countries (this is why your passport is traditionally held by the purser's office when you're onboard a ship). The ship makes an arrangement that as long as the passengers are all returned to the ship at the end of the day, and this is fully verified by the ship's office, the passengers don't need to pass immigration formalities for that daytime visit. That's why the Pacific islands cruise didn't count in terms of leaving and re-entering Australia for your cousin.

Yes, I didn't mean to say you are legally leaving and re-entering Australia; but you're following the same processes of others who are, to the point where you need to be vetted on re-entry to confirm that you originated from Australia. (in this context, pretty much = almost, but not quite)

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Just hope that the int flight isn't cancelled due to ops, or you might find yourself moved to PER T4 and on a 737.
I have done this the same thing with QF, at that time on the 747 BNE - SYD, and the 330, MEL - SYD and vv, and once on a 787 JQ SYD - MEL long time ago.
Remember to keep hold of the BP with the orange sticker, do not loose that.
All the best of luck the 787 will be your plane.

 

[Must...Fly!]

moved to PER T4

Irrelevant, they are the same building

on a 737.

Could happen on any flight. Indeed - in the past, on occasion of delays the 787 has stayed on the ground in Perth and a 737 stepped up to run the MEL-PER-MEL rotation of QF9/10

 

[MooTime]

All important orange sticker eh. In this digital mobile world, the importance of a color sticker is the key, just hope my son doesn't grab it!

If plane swaps to a 737 so be it, would've preferred VA, but they have a 6 hour gap of no dep to Mel middle of the day. When your in Y, 737 or whatever much the same IMO.

Happy just to finally stay on Rottnest.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

When I used to do it, I could't do OLCI for these particular flights, had to go to counter, but I always J seats, so could use the premium counters.
Those days, you had to keep the BP as they were the quasi evidence of IPC to let you through outgoing and incoming immi procedures.
But now, with DPD and all that electronic jazz, I am not sure if the orange stickered BP is still being used, but will let others who have done it more recently make comments, pre covid of course.
You had to sign the orange sticker with your name, and had to keep it safe an secure, or you would be stuck in the int terminal, not being able to "reenter" Aust.
Its not a round sticker, more so an oblong one.
And the immi officer collects it off you, so you don't get to keep it.
Though, you can surrupticiously take a photo of it for prosterity, if its still being used.

 

[AIRwin]

And the immi officer collects it off you, so you don't get to keep it.

The officer at DRW returned it to me instead of retaining it so now I've a keepsake...