Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431:section:32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 32
Character Range: 91305–92394

32  Day citizenship begins again etc.
 (1) A person becomes an Australian citizen again on the day on which the Minister approves the person becoming an Australian citizen again.

Same kind of citizenship—former citizen under this Act
 (2) If the person, before ceasing to be an Australian citizen, was an Australian citizen under Subdivision A, AA or B, the person becomes an Australian citizen again under that Subdivision.
Note: One of the effects of this subsection is that the Minister is able to revoke the person's citizenship: see section 34.

Same kind of citizenship—former citizen under old Act
 (3) If the person, before ceasing to be an Australian citizen, was an Australian citizen under the provision set out in column 2 of the following table, the person becomes an Australian citizen again under the provision set out in column 3 of the table.

Same kind of citizenship
Column 1                  Column 2                                    Column 3
Item                      Provision under which person was a citizen  Provision under which person becomes a citizen again