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punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Offence to alter certificate
"49. A person shall not, without lawful authority, alter, or cause or permit to be altered, a certificate of Australian citizenship.
Penalty: $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.".

False representations, &c.
32. Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
       "(a) make, or cause or permit to be made, a representation or statement that is, to his knowledge, false or misleading in a material particular; or"; and
    (b) by omitting the penalty set out at the foot of sub-section (1) and substituting the following penalty:
       "Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.".

References in Commonwealth and Territory laws to British subjects
33. Section 51 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Provisions of this Act to be exclusive of State laws
34. Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "British nationality or".
35. After section 52 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Review of decisions
"52a. (1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of—
    (a) decisions of the Minister under section 13 or sub-section 23d (1) refusing an application;
    (b) decisions of the Minister under section 18 other than decisions under sub-section 18 (5);
    (c) decisions of the Minister under sub-section 21 (1) or 23 (2) or section 47;
    (d) decisions of the Minister, the Secretary, or a person authorized by the Secretary for the purposes of section 23a or 23b, under that section; and
    (e) decisions of the Minister under sub-section 23aa (2) refusing to register a declaration.
"(2) A person is not entitled to make an application under sub-section (1) for review of a decision under section 13 (other than sub-section 13 (9)) unless the person is a permanent resident.
"(3) In this section, 'decision' has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Statement to accompany notification of decisions
"52b. (1) Where the Minister or a delegate of a Minister makes a decision of the kind referred to in section 52a and gives, or causes to be given, to a person or persons whose interests are affected by the decision notice in writing of the decision, that notice shall include a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 and to sub-section 52a (2) of this Act, application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision to which the notice relates by or on behalf of a person or persons whose interests are affected by the decision.
"(2) Any failure to comply with the requirements of