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Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948
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C2025C00357 C1A
26 January 1949
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13 December 1950
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Repeal
4 Parts
5 Definitions
6 Extension of Act to Territories
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Part II—British Nationality
7 British nationality by virtue of citizenship
8 Continuance of certain Irish citizens as British subjects
9 Laws applicable to British subjects and Irish citizens who are not Australian citizens
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Part III—Australian Citizenship
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Division 1—Citizenship by Birth or Descent
10 Citizenship by birth
11 Citizenship by descent
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Division 2—Citizenship by Registration
12 Registration as Australian citizens
13 Effect of registration
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Division 3—Citizenship by Naturalization
14 Declaration of intention to apply for naturalization
15 Citizenship by naturalization
16 Effect of naturalization
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Division 4—Loss of Citizenship
17 Loss of citizenship on acquisition of another nationality
18 Renunciation of citizenship
19 Loss of citizenship by reason of service in armed forces of an enemy country
20 Loss of citizenship by residence outside Australia
21 Deprivation of citizenship
22 Deprivation of Australian citizenship of persons deprived of citizenship elsewhere
23 Children of persons who lose or are deprived of citizenship
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Part IV—Transitional Provisions
24 Definition of British subject for the purposes of this Part
25 Transitional provisions
26 British subjects without citizenship
27 Women who have ceased to be British subjects by reason of marriage
28 Persons who have ceased to be British subjects by failure to make declaration of retention of British nationality
29 Wives and children of persons naturalized before 1st January, 1921
30 Citizenship of children who cease to be British subjects on loss of British nationality of parent
31 Application for naturalization pending at the commencement of the Act
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Part V—Miscellaneous
32 Certificate of registration or naturalization in case of doubt
33 Citizenship by incorporation of territory
34 Legitimated children
35 Posthumous children
36 Evidence in support of application for registration or naturalization
37 Representations to Minister with regard to any person who has applied for registration or naturalization
38 Confinement in gaol not to be reckoned as residence
39 Determination of questions of residence, &c.
40 Discretion of Minister
41 Formalities regarding oath of allegiance
42 Record of certificates and fees
43 Evidence of declarations
44 Evidence of entries in registers
45 Definition of certificate of naturalization for certain purposes
46 Evidence of certificates of naturalization or orders
47 Amendment of certificates
48 Certificate of registration or naturalization to be surrendered where order of deprivation made
49 Offences in relation to certificates
50 Penalty for false representation or statement
51 Reference in other laws to British subjects
52 Provisions of this Act to be exclusive of State laws
53 Regulations
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First Schedule
Acts Repealed
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Second Schedule
Oath of Allegiance
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
