AU transit visa requirements even though am not getting out of the plane ?

[nms.sun3]

we are flying from Singapore to Wellington via Canberra where the flight halts in Canberra for refuelling for an hour+. Do we still need a transit visa for indian passport holders ?

Earlier i had flown via Sydney/Melbourne where we had to get out of the plane and board another connecting flight and in this case we did apply for transit visa. I spoke to the airline and they asked me to contact the embassy for AU.

anyone flown via this route in the recent past as this is a new airline route started since Sep 2016.

[mayur1980]

as per http://www.vfsglobal.com/Australia/India/transit.html

Who should apply?

This visa is for:

people who wish to transit through Australia and who do not qualify for transit without a visa or
people travelling to Australia to join a vessel as crew
A transit visa is required even if:

you fly out on the same aircraft and from the same airport at which you arrived
you stay in the transit lounge and do not leave the airport

[nms.sun3]

Thanks Mayur.