Statutory Rules 1994   No. 2621

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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, make the following Regulations under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.

Dated 21 July 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

NICK BOLKUS

Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 September 1994.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Australian Citizenship Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 5 (Prescribed classes of visas)

3.1   Subregulation 5 (1):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “(1) In this regulation:

‘Migration (1959) Regulations’ means the Regulations comprising Statutory Rules 1959 No. 35 and those Regulations as amended and in force from time to time;

‘Migration (1989) Regulations’ means the Regulations comprising Statutory Rules 1989 No. 365 and those Regulations as amended and in force from time to time;

‘Migration (1993) Regulations’ means the Regulations comprising Statutory Rules 1992 No. 387 and those Regulations as amended and in force from time to time;

‘Migration Regulations’ means the Migration Regulations having effect on and after 1 September 1994.

 “(1A) For the purposes of sub-subparagraph 5A (1) (d) (i) (A) of the Act, the following classes of visas are prescribed:

 (a) documents and notations permitting residents to return to Australia, issued before 1 November 1979 to eligible persons;

 (b) resident return visas, within the meaning of regulation 29AC of the Migration (1959) Regulations, issued or granted to eligible persons;

 (c) return visas, within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Migration (1989) Regulations, granted to eligible persons;

 (d) Group 1.4 (resident return (permanent entry)) visas, within the meaning of the Migration (1993) Regulations, granted to eligible persons;

 (e) documents and notations referred to in paragraph (a), and visas referred to in paragraph (b), (c) and (d), that were continued in force on and after 1 September 1994 as transitional (permanent) visas by the Migration Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations;

 (f) Return (Residence) Class visas granted to eligible persons under the Migration Regulations.”.

3.2   Paragraph 5 (2) (a);

Omit “(ba) or (c)”, substitute “(ba), (bb) or (c)”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 July 1994.

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; 1989 Nos. 140 and 222; 1991 Nos. 28, 221, 305 and 486; 1992 No. 171; 1993 Nos. 55 and 362; 1994 No. 218.