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Australian Citizenship Act 1948
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C2024C00768 C40
04 April 2002
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30 June 2002
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Application of the Criminal Code
5 Interpretation
5A Certain non citizens to be permanent residents for the purposes of Act
6 Extension of Act to Territories
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Part III—Australian Citizenship
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Division 1—Citizenship by Birth, Adoption or Descent
10 Citizenship by birth
10A Citizenship by adoption
10B Citizenship by descent
10C Citizenship by descent for a person over 18 years old
11 Citizenship by descent through mother
Division 2—Grant of Australian Citizenship
12 Application of Division
13 Grant of Australian citizenship
14 Deferral of consideration of application under section 13
14A Deferral of consideration of application under section 13—visa liable to cancellation
15 Effect of grant of certificate of Australian citizenship
Division 4—Loss of Citizenship
18 Renunciation of citizenship
19 Loss of citizenship by reason of service in armed forces of an enemy country
21 Deprivation of citizenship
23 Children of persons who lose or are deprived of citizenship
23AA Persons may resume citizenship lost in certain circumstances
23A Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 20
23B Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 23
Division 5—General
23C Statements by Australian citizens as to national status
23D Special provisions to prevent persons being stateless
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Part V—Miscellaneous
31 Application to be dealt with only if on approved form and fee paid
32 Certificate of registration or naturalization in case of doubt
33 Citizenship by incorporation of territory
34 Posthumous children
36 Statement in support of application for certificate of Australian citizenship
36A Minister may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions etc.
36B Minister may substitute more favourable decisions for certain computer based decisions
37 Delegation
41 Formalities regarding pledge of commitment
42 Cancellation of certificates, returns of certificates etc.
43 Evidence of declarations
44 Evidence of entries in registers
44A Evidence of Australian citizenship
45 Definition of certificate of naturalization for certain purposes
46 Issue and proof of certificates of Australian citizenship
46A Evidentiary certificates
46B Evidence of whether computer program is functioning correctly
47 Amendment of certificates
47A Replacement certificates
48 Surrender of certificates
49 Offence to alter certificate
50 False representations etc.
52 Provisions of this Act to be exclusive of State laws
52A Review of decisions
52B Statement to accompany notification of decisions
53 Regulations
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Schedule 2—Pledge of commitment as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Australia
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
