Australian Citizenship Act 2007
Administered by
- Department of Home Affairs
Superseded version
Interactions
In force
IF
C2015A00126 Act No. 126, 2015 Registered: 15/09/2015
N/A
Amended
Commenced
In force
IF
C2024A00039 Act No. 39, 2024 Registered: 04/06/2024
N/A
Amended
Commenced
In force
IF
C2015A00166 Act No. 166, 2015 Registered: 16/12/2015
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2020A00088 Act No. 88, 2020 Registered: 18/09/2020
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2023A00109 Act No. 109, 2023 Registered: 08/12/2023
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2009A00090 Act No. 90, 2009 Registered: 24/09/2009
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2007A00142 Act No. 142, 2007 Registered: 24/09/2007
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2012A00119 Act No. 119, 2012 Registered: 18/09/2012
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2015A00007 Act No. 7, 2015 Registered: 03/03/2015
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
In force
IF
C2013A00057 Act No. 57, 2013 Registered: 25/06/2013
N/A
Amended, Saving, Application and Transitional
Commenced
On 1 November 2023, the High Court handed down its judgment in the matter of Benbrika v Minister for Home Affairs & Anor 2023 HCA 33. A majority of the High Court held that the power purportedly conferred on the Minister by s 36D of the Citizenship Act is indistinguishable from, and has the same purpose as, that purportedly conferred on the Minister by s 36B of the Citizenship Act. Accordingly, s 36D of the Citizenship Act is invalid because it purports to repose in the Minister for Home Affairs the exclusively judicial function of punishing criminal guilt, contrary to Ch III of the Constitution.