Statutory Rules 1995   No. 2671

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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 5 September 1995.

 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 November 1995.

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Regulation 9  (Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship)

3.1   Subregulations 9 (1A) and 9 (1B):

Omit the subregulations, substitute:

 “(1A) The fee payable under subregulation (1) is $20 if:

 (a) the applicant produces evidence, issued by the Department of Social Security or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, that identifies the applicant as the recipient of:

 (i) an age pension; or

 (ii) a mature age allowance; or

 (iii) a disability support pension; or

 (iv) an age service pension; or

 (v) an invalidity service pension; or

 (b) the applicant:

 (i) is the partner of the recipient of a pension or allowance listed in paragraph (a); and

 (ii) produces evidence, issued by the Department of Social Security or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, that identifies the applicant as the recipient of a means-tested pension or allowance; and

 (iii) is the recipient of that means-tested pension or allowance because the applicant is the partner of the recipient of a pension or allowance listed in paragraph (a).

 “(1B) A fee is not payable under subregulation (1) if an authorised officer is satisfied that the applicant:

 (a) entered Australia from the United Kingdom between 22 September 1947 and 31 December 1967 (inclusive); and

 (b) was a ward of the Minister under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 September 1995.

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 Nos. 218 and 262.