Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 15036–17686

or to get information about a particular person.
national security offence means:
 (b) an offence against Division 72 of the Criminal Code; or
 (c) an offence against Part 5.1 of the Criminal Code (treason and related offences) other than section 83.4 (interference with political rights and duties); or
 (ca) an offence against Division 91 of the Criminal Code (espionage); or
 (cb) an offence against Part 5.3 (terrorism) of the Criminal Code; or
 (d) an offence against the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (e) an offence against the Intelligence Services Act 2001; or
 (f) an offence covered by a determination in force under section 6A.
New Guinea:
 (a) has the same meaning as the Territory of New Guinea had in the Papua New Guinea Act 1949 immediately before 16 September 1975; and
 (b) in relation to any time before 4 June 1969—includes a reference to the Island of Nauru.
old Act means the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 as in force at any time before the commencement day.
ordinarily resident: a person is taken to be ordinarily resident in a country if and only if:
 (a) he or she has his or her home in that country; or
 (b) that country is the country of his or her permanent abode even if he or she is temporarily absent from that country.
However, the person is taken not to be so resident if he or she resides in that country for a special or temporary purpose only.
Papua has the same meaning as the Territory of Papua had in the Papua New Guinea Act 1949 immediately before 16 September 1975.
permanent resident has the meaning given by section 5.
permanent visa has the same meaning as in the Migration Act 1958.
personal identifier has the meaning given by section 10.
prison includes any custodial institution at which a person convicted of an offence may be required to serve the whole or a part of any sentence imposed upon the person because of that conviction.
psychiatric institution includes a psychiatric section of a hospital.
qualified security assessment has the meaning given by section 35 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
responsible parent has the meaning given by section 6.
serious offence has the meaning given by subsection 36C(3).
serious prison sentence means a sentence of imprisonment for a period of at least 12 months.
serious repeat offender: a person is a serious repeat offender in relation to a serious prison sentence if the sentence was imposed on the person for an offence committed by the person at a time after the person ceased to be confined in prison because of the imposition of another serious prison sentence.
special category visa