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Australian Citizenship Act 2007

No. 20, 2007

Compilation No. 31

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
2A Simplified outline
3 Definitions
4 Australian citizen
5 Permanent resident
6 Responsible parent
6A National security offences
7 Children born on ships or aircraft or after death of parent
8 Children born as a result of artificial conception procedures or surrogacy arrangements
9 Confinement in prison or psychiatric institution
10 Personal identifiers
11 Operation of Act
Part 2—Australian citizenship
Division 1—Automatic acquisition of Australian citizenship
11A Simplified outline
12 Citizenship by birth
13 Citizenship by adoption
14 Citizenship for abandoned children
15 Citizenship by incorporation of Territory
Division 2—Acquisition of Australian citizenship by application
Subdivision A—Citizenship by descent
15A Simplified outline
16 Application and eligibility for citizenship
17 Minister's decision
18 Registration
19 Day citizenship begins
19A When a person does not become a citizen despite the Minister's approval
Subdivision AA—Citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral arrangement
19B Simplified outline
19C Application and eligibility for citizenship
19D Minister's decision
19E