NATIONALITY.

No. 24 of 1922.

An Act to amend the Nationality Act 1920.

[Assented to 18th October, 1922.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Nationality Act 1922.

(2.) The Nationality Act 1920 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Nationality Act 1920–1922.

Definitions.

2. Section five of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of the definition of “Justice of the Peace” the words “or Territory”;

(b) by inserting in the definition of “Statutory Declaration”, after the word “State”, the words “or Territory”; and

(c) by inserting, after the definition of “Territorial waters”, the following definition:—

“ ‘Territory’ means a Territory to which this Act extends;”.

3. After section five of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part I.:—

Extension of Act to Territories

“5a. This Act shall extend to the Territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and to any other Territories under the authority of the Commonwealth to which the Governor-General by proclamation declares it to extend.”.

Certificate of naturalization.

4. Section seven of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) the words “or a Territory”.

Persons previously naturalized.

5. Section eight of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the words “State Act”, the words “or under any Ordinance of a Territory”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the words “such Act”, the words “or Ordinance”.

Effect of certificate of naturalization.

6. Section eleven of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting, after the word “Act” (last occurring), the words “or of any Ordinance of a Territory”; and

(b) by inserting, after the word “State” (last occurring), the words “or Territory, as the case may be.”.

Revocation of certificate of naturalization.

7. Section twelve of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-sections (1.) and (2.) thereof the words “granted by him” (wherever occurring);

(b) by omitting from sub-section (4.) the word “Governor-General “(second occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Minister”;

(c) by inserting in sub-section (5.), after the word “State”, the words “or the officer holding the principal judicial office in a Territory”; and

(d) by inserting in sub-section (7.), after the word “Commonwealth” the words “or a Territory”.

Definition of certificate of naturalization

8. Section fourteen of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “or under any Ordinance of a Territory”.

Effect of certificates granted by Governments of United Kingdom or British Possessions.

9. Section fifteen of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” the words “or a Territory”.

10. Section twenty-five of the Principal Act is amended—

Evidence in support of application.

(a) by omitting the words “produce to the Minister newspapers containing copies of the prescribed advertisement” and inserting in their stead the words “satisfy the Minister in the prescribed manner that he has done so”; and

(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (2.) the words “or a Territory”.

Amendment of certificates.

11. Section thirty-four of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the words “State Act’, the words “or under any Ordinance of a Territory”.