Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431:section:37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00431
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 37
Character Range: 112882–113757

37  Evidence of Australian citizenship
 (1) A person may make an application to the Minister for evidence of the person's Australian citizenship.
Note: Section 46 sets out application requirements (which may include the payment of a fee).

Notice
 (2) The Minister may give the person a notice stating that the person is an Australian citizen at a particular time.
 (3) The notice must:
 (a) be in a form prescribed by the regulations; and
 (b) contain any other matter prescribed by the regulations.

Identity
 (4) The Minister must not give the person such a notice unless the Minister is satisfied of the identity of the person.
Note: Division 5 contains the identity provisions.

Evidentiary status
 (5) A notice is prima facie evidence of the matters in the notice.

Cancellation
 (6) The Minister may, by writing, cancel a notice given to a person under this section.