Statutory Rules 1989 No. 1401

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 28 June 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Clyde Holding

Minister of State for the Arts, Tourism and

Territories for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Immigration,

Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 July 1989.

Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship

2. Regulation 9 of the Australian Citizenship Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting “A fee” and substituting “Subject to subregulation (2), a fee”;

(b) by adding at the end the following subregulation:

“(2) Where:

(a) an application under section 13 of the Act has been refused solely on the grounds that the applicant did not satisfy the requirements of paragraph 13 (1) (d) or (e) of the Act, or both, as the case may be; and

(b) the applicant makes a further application under section 13 of the Act; and

(S.R. 181/89)—Cat. No.  14/15.6.1989

(c) the authorised officer with whom the further application is lodged believes, on reasonable grounds, after consideration of any relevant information supplied to him or her, that:

(i) the applicant, at the time of lodgment of the further application, satisfies the requirements of paragraphs 13 (1) (d) and (e) of the Act; and

(ii) that further application is being lodged not later than 3 months after the first day on which the applicant would have satisfied the requirements of paragraph 13 (1) (d) and (e) of the Act if the applicant had furnished an application on that day;

a fee is not payable under subregulation (1) in respect of that further application.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1989.

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; 1984 Nos. 252 and 351; 1985 No. 260; 1986 Nos. 209, 210, 223 and 306; 1987 Nos. 87, 88 and 312; 1988 Nos. 324 and 325.

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