Statutory Rules 1984 No. 2521

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Australian Citizenship Regulations2

(Amendment)

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

Dated 20 September 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) Stewart West

Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

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Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1984.

Principal Regulations

2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Australian Citizenship Regulations.

3. Regulations 10 and 10a of the Principal Regulations are repealed and the following regulation is substituted:

Certificate of Australian citizenship

“10. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a certificate of Australian citizenship granted under section 14 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form 6.

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“(2) Where the name of a child is, under sub-section 14 (9) of the Act, included in a certificate of Australian citizenship, the certificate shall be in accordance with Form 7.

“(3) A certificate of Australian citizenship granted under section 32 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form 8.”.

Issue of certificate of Australian citizenship

4. Regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2).

Repeal of regulation 19

5. Regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations is repealed.

Second Schedule

6. The Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting Forms 6, 7 and 8 and substituting the following forms:

FORM 6   Sub-regulation 10 (1)

No.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Citizenship Act 1948

Certificate of Australian Citizenship

I hereby certify that

born on

acquired Australian Citizenship pursuant to section   of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 on

Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

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FORM 7    Sub-regulation 10 (2)

No.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Citizenship Act 1948

Certificate of Australian Citizenship

I hereby certify that

born on

acquired Australian Citizenship pursuant to section   of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 on

The names of the following children who have not attained the age of 16 years and of whom the grantee of this certificate is a responsible parent have been included in this certificate:

Name of child      Date of birth    

Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

FORM 8    Sub-regulation 10 (3)

No.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Citizenship Act 1948

Certificate of Australian Citizenship

Pursuant to section 32 of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948, I hereby certify that    born on                                                                                                                 , is an Australian citizen.

Dated

Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

Use of repealed forms

7. Notwithstanding the amendments of the Principal Regulations effected by these Regulations, Forms 6, 7 and 8 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations may be used until the expiration of 31 January 1985.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 September 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1960 No. 62 as amended by 1961 No. 120; 1964 No. 1; 1965 Nos. 8 and 146; 1967 No. 149; 1968 No. 129; 1969 No. 72; 1970 Nos. 9 and 189; 1973 Nos. 29 and 196; 1975 No. 181; 1976 No. 269; 1978 No. 272; 1979 No. 143; 1980 No. 339; 1981 No. 112; 1982 No. 118; 1983 No. 68.

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