Statutory Rules 1996   No. 781

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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 29 May 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1996.

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Regulation 3 (Interpretation)

3.1   Definition of “authorised officer”:

Omit “Ethnic Affairs,”, substitute “Multicultural Affairs,”.

4.   Regulation 7A (Application for registration)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Application for registration

 “7A. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), the fee payable on lodging an application to register the name of a person for the purposes of section 10B of the Act is $110.

 “(2) If 2 or more applications are lodged at the same time in respect of applicants who are siblings of one another, the fee payable is:

 (a) for 1 of the applicants—$110; and

 (b) for each other applicant—$85.”.

5.   Regulation 8 (Declaratory certificate of citizenship issued on application)

5.1   Subregulations 8 (1), (2), (3) and (4):

Omit the subregulations, substitute:

 “(1) Subject to subregulations (7) and (8), an authorised officer on the application of:

 (a) a person who is an Australian citizen; or

 (b) a responsible parent on behalf of a person to whom paragraph (5) (a) or (b) applies;

must issue to the person a declaratory certificate of citizenship in a form approved by the Minister.

 “(2) The fee payable on lodging an application under this regulation is $55.

[NOTE:  An application under the Act must be made in accordance with a form approved by the Minister:  see section 31 of the Act.]”.

5.2   Subregulation 8 (6):

Omit the subregulation.

6.   Regulation 11 (Prescribed matters for the purposes of subsection 36 (1) of the Act)

6.1   Omit the regulation.

7.   Regulation 13A (Statement and declaration for the purposes of section 23AA of the Act)

7.1   Subregulation 13A (1):

Omit “Form 9A.”, substitute “Form 10.”.

8.   Schedule 2 (Forms)

8.1   Form 6:

Omit “Ethnic Affairs” (where occurring), substitute “Multicultural Affairs”.

8.2   Form 8:

Omit “Ethnic Affairs”, substitute “Multicultural Affairs”.

8.3   Form 9A:

Omit the form.

8.4   Form 10:

Omit the form, substitute:

 “FORM 10 Regulations 13A,

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Australian Citizenship Act 1948

DECLARATION OF DESIRE TO RESUME AUSTRALIAN

CITIZENSHIP UNDER SECTION 23AA, 23A OR 23B

I,      , of      ,

having ceased to be an Australian citizen, declare that I wish to resume Australian citizenship.

Declared at      on     19  .

(Signature of applicant)”

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 June 1996.

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; 1995 No. 267.