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AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007 - SECT 37 Evidence of Australian citizenship

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007 - SECT 37

Evidence of Australian citizenship

  (1)   A person may make an application to the Minister for evidence of the person's Australian citizenship.

Note:   Section   46 sets out application requirements (which may include the payment of a fee).

Notice

  (2)   The Minister may give the person a notice stating that the person is an Australian citizen at a particular time.

  (3)   The notice must:

  (a)   be in a form prescribed by the regulations; and

  (b)   contain any other matter prescribed by the regulations.

Identity

  (4)   The Minister must not give the person such a notice unless the Minister is satisfied of the identity of the person.

Note:   Division   5 contains the identity provisions.

Evidentiary status

  (5)   A notice is prima facie evidence of the matters in the notice.

Cancellation

  (6)   The Minister may, by writing, cancel a notice given to a person under this section.