How do we nominate dud government forms? I want to nominate the Incoming Passenger Declaration for its poor visual contrast; even people with good vision would have problems with the form, trying to see the squares / fields in which to enter the data, and the size of the fields themselves. Trying to fill it out in a dim aircraft cabin with mild turbulence is near impossible… and I have pretty good vision!
Sending feedback or a complaint to Home Affairs and/or the Minister is an appropriate method.
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Perhaps Minister O’Neil has more pressing matters to attend to just at the moment. 
How to complete this form: “Have you anything to declare? Only my genius.” (Oscar Wilde) 
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There’s something reassuring about a form printed on light card that seems to have changed very little since the first time I used one. Not quite from the days of the “great Meng”. A time honoured tradition that has seen out many ministers and governments, irrespective of their wayward thinking. 
A reality check would be a side by side comparison with the incoming passenger declaration cards required of other destinations popular with Aussie travellers. It seems they all suffer the same of needing to fit many words into a limited space. Similar issue when adding the details of where one will be staying on arrival plus other details. Do they realise how hard it is to write neatly with a medium BIC in 2Pt upper case?
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