STATUTORY RULES.

1959. No. 27.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT 1948-1958.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of, Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948-1958.

Dated this 18th day of April, 1959.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. R. Downer signature

Minister of State for Immigration.

 

Amendments of the Citizenship Regulations.†

1. Regulation 21 of the Citizenship Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Fees.

“21.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, fees in accordance with the Third Schedule to these Regulations are payable, in advance, in respect of the several matters specified in that Schedule.

“(2.) A fee is not payable for—

(a) the grant of a declaratory certificate of citizenship to—

(i) a person, or the wife of a person, who is serving in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth and has a good record, or who has at any time served in any of those Forces with a good record;

(ii) the widow of a person who at any time served in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth with a good record; or

(iii) a person not of full age; or

(b) the amendment or endorsement of a certificate of registration or a certificate of naturalization—

(i) issued to a person referred to in the last preceding paragraph; or

(ii) if the amendment is made in pursuance of sub-section (3.) of section 12, or sub-section (6.) of section 15, of the Act.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 23rd April, 1959.

Statutory Rules 1956, No. 112, as amended by Statutory Rules 1959, No. 23.

2486/59.—Price 3d. 10/1.4.1959.


Third Schedule.

2. The Third Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

THIRD SCHEDULE. Regulation 21.

FEES.

Item.

Matter in respect of which fee is payable.

Amount of fee.

 

 

£

s.

d.

1

For the grant of a declaratory certificate of citizenship.................

0

5

0

2

For the amendment or endorsement of a certificate of registration or certificate of naturalization 

0

5

0

3

For inspecting the indexes of certificates issued, or of declarations registered, under the Act 

0

2

6

4

For a certified copy of a certificate of registration, a certificate of naturalization or a declaration 

0

10

0

5

For the issue of a certificate of extract from the register of births abroad.....

0

2

6

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.