Passport rules: A๏ปฟn Australian lawyer has found himself detained in Bali when immigration officials noticed...
9Honey writer Bronte Gossling faced a similar experience in 2022 when she attempted to fly into Bali with a damaged passport. [passport was a fake](https://travel.nine.com.au/latest/most-powerful-passports-2023/2e283aca-30d1-4883-ad76-aa572caefb5e)," he later told Perth's 6PR radio. READ MORE: Read Bronte Gossling's
A MAN was detained at the airport after a small passport blunder almost stopped him from boarding his flight.John Hammond was travelling to Bali when.
[boarding her Jetstar flight to Bali](https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/10432823/bali-damaged-passport-jetstar-ban-football/) after the airline deemed it was too damaged to fly with. [couple were left ยฃ7,500 out of pocket](https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/10703702/couple-holiday-passport-tear-banned/) after they had to miss their flight to Bali due to their passport damage. [passport was too mouldy](https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/17951253/passport-warning-banned-flight-damaged-mould/). [Bali ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/17842841/holiday-covid-rules-bali/)last year for a holiday after the country reopened travel. [ local media](https://www.6pr.com.au/why-a-prominent-perth-lawyer-was-detained-in-bali-airport/): "I was herded off to the bowels of the Denpasar Airport when it was put to me that possibly my passport was a fake. [passport ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/passports/)could have been fake which was why he was stopped.
Australia has a new-look passport with extra security features and hidden images that are only visible under UV light.