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10 December 2009
Dear Editor/ Bureau Chief/ NVMC Holder,
Renewal of National Visits Media Card - December 2009
The current National Visits Media Cards are due to expire as of 31 December 2009. Applications
for new 2010/2011 National Visit Media Cards are now available on the Attorney-General’s
website www.ag.gov.au (typing in NVMC in the search engine). Could you please advise your staff
of the need to renew these cards.
A National Visits Media Card (NVMC) identifies the holder as a person with a legitimate media
interest in the visits of foreign dignitaries. The card does not automatically entitle the holder to any
special consideration or close proximity to visiting dignitaries or associated events. The NVMC has
been introduced to cater for visits of foreign dignitaries where a higher level of security is required.
Applicants for the NVMC must undergo identity checking, be certified by a registered media
organisation as being a person assigned to report on visits to Australia by foreign dignitaries and
pay an administrative fee of $30 for the card. The NVMC is valid for a maximum of two years,
provided employment is still current as per original application.
Please direct any questions to the writer
Yours sincerely
Vanessa Corbett
NVMC Officer
Security Coordination Branch
Telephone: (02) 6141 3775
Facsimile:
(02) 6141 3997
E-mail:
vanessa.corbett@ag.gov.au
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