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AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--AUSTRALIAN--CITIZENSHIP

DIVISION 1--Automatic acquisition of Australian citizenship
  • 11A Simplified outline  
  • 12 Citizenship by birth  
  • 13 Citizenship by adoption  
  • 14 Citizenship for abandoned children  
  • 15 Citizenship by incorporation of Territory  
  • DIVISION 2--Acquisition of Australian citizenship by application
  • 15A Simplified outline  
  • 16 Application and eligibility for citizenship  
  • 17 Minister's decision  
  • 18 Registration  
  • 19 Day citizenship begins  
  • 19A When a person does not become a citizen despite the Minister's approval  
  • 19B Simplified outline  
  • 19C Application and eligibility for citizenship  
  • 19D Minister's decision  
  • 19E Registration  
  • 19F Day citizenship begins  
  • 19G Simplified outline  
  • 20 Requirements for becoming a citizen  
  • 21 Application and eligibility for citizenship  
  • 22 General residence requirement  
  • 22A Special residence requirement--persons engaging in activities that are of benefit to Australia  
  • 22B Special residence requirement--persons engaged in particular kinds of work requiring regular travel outside Australia  
  • 22C Special residence requirement--legislative instruments  
  • 23 Defence service requirement  
  • 23A Citizenship test  
  • 24 Minister's decision  
  • 25 Minister may cancel approval  
  • 26 Pledge of commitment must be made  
  • 27 How pledge of commitment is to be made  
  • 28 Day citizenship begins etc.  
  • 28A Simplified outline  
  • 29 Application and eligibility for resuming citizenship  
  • 30 Minister's decision  
  • 31 Registration  
  • 32 Day citizenship begins again etc.  
  • DIVISION 3--Cessation of Australian citizenship
  • 32A Simplified outline of this Division  
  • 33 Renunciation by application  
  • 34 Revocation by Minister--offences or fraud  
  • 34A Revocation by Minister--special residence requirements  
  • 36 Children of responsible parents who cease to be citizens  
  • 36A Purpose of this Subdivision  
  • 36B Cessation of citizenship if citizenship cessation order made by court etc.  
  • 36C Citizenship cessation order if person is convicted of serious offence  
  • 36D Application by the Minister for a citizenship cessation order  
  • 36L No resumption of citizenship if citizenship ceases under this Subdivision  
  • DIVISION 4--Evidence of Australian citizenship
  • 37 Evidence of Australian citizenship  
  • 38 Surrender of evidentiary notice  
  • 39 Altering evidentiary notice  
  • DIVISION 5--Personal identifiers
  • 40 Request for personal identifiers  
  • 41 Provision of personal identifiers  
  • 42 Accessing identifying information  
  • 43 Disclosing identifying information  
  • 44 Unauthorised modification or impairment of identifying information  
  • 45 Destroying identifying information  

PART 3--OTHER--MATTERS

DIVISION 1--Bogus documents
  • 45A Prohibition on, and forfeiture of, bogus documents  
  • 45B Seizure of bogus documents  
  • 45C Document condemned as forfeited  
  • 45D Dealing with a document after it is condemned as forfeited  
  • DIVISION 2--Other
  • 46 Application requirements  
  • 47 Notification of decisions  
  • 48 Computerised decision-making  
  • 49 Evidence of whether computer program is functioning correctly  
  • 50 False statements or representations  
  • 51 Geographical jurisdiction for offences  
  • 51A Things seized under Crimes Act search warrant and information about such things  
  • 51B Reports to Parliament  
  • 52 Review of decisions  
  • 53 Delegation  
  • 54 Regulations  

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