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Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984

No. 129 of 1984

table of provisions

Section
   1. Short title, &c.
   2. Commencement
   3. Title
   4. Interpretation
   5. Insertion of new section after section 5—
              5a. Certain non-citizens to be permanent residents for the purposes of Act
         6. Application of this Act to certain citizens of Pakistan and Republic of South Africa
   7. Repeal of Part II
   8. Heading to Division 1 of Part III
   9. Citizenship by birth
  10. Repeal of section 11 and substitution of new sections—
              10a. Citizenship by adoption
              10b. Citizenship by descent
  11. Repeal of sections 13 and 14 and substitution of new sections—
              13. Grant of certificate of Australian citizenship
              14. Deferral of consideration of application under section 13
  12. Effect of grant of certificate of Australian citizenship
  13. Repeal of section 17 and substitution of new section—
              17. Loss of citizenship on acquisition of another nationality
  14. Renunciation of citizenship
  15. Deprivation of citizenship
  16. Children of persons who lose or are deprived of citizenship
  17. Insertion of new section after section 23—
              23aa. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 17 in certain circumstances
  18. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 20
  19. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 23
  20. Special provisions to prevent persons being stateless
  21. Transitional provisions

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued
Section
  22. Repeal of Part IV
  23. Certificate of registration or naturalization in case of doubt
  24. Repeal of sections 34 and 35 and substitution of new section—
              34. Posthumous children
  25. Statement in support of application for certificate of Australian citizenship
  26. Repeal of sections 37 to 40a (inclusive) and substitution of new section—
              37. Delegation
  27. Cancellation of certificates, returns of certificates, &c.
  28. Definition of certificate of naturalization for certain purposes
  29. Issue and proof of certificates of Australian citizenship
  30. Evidentiary certificates
  31. Repeal of sections 48, 48a and 49 and substitution of new sections—
              47a. Replacement certificates
              48. Surrender of certificates
              49. Offence to alter certificates
  32. False representations, &c.
  33. References in Commonwealth and Territory laws to British subjects
  34. Provisions of this Act to be exclusive of State laws
  35. Insertion of new sections—
              52a. Review of decisions
              52b. Statement to accompany notification of decisions
  36. Regulations
  37. Schedule 3
  38. Formal amendments
  39. Application
THE SCHEDULE
Formal amendments

Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984

No. 129 of 1984

An Act to amend the Australian Citizenship Act 1948, and for related purposes

[Assented to 25 October 1984]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Australian Citizenship Amendment Act