Statutory Rules 1997    No. 2621
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Australian Citizenship Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.
Dated 17 September 1997.

	WILLIAM DEANE
	Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
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1.   Commencement
1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1998.
2.   Amendment
2.1   The Australian Citizenship Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
3.   Regulation 2 (Repeal and saving)
3.1   Subregulation 2 (1):
Omit “the Schedule”, substitute “Schedule”.
4.   Regulation 9 (Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship)
4.1   Subregulation 9 (1):
Omit “$80”, substitute “$120”.
	
NOTES
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 September 1997.
2.	Statutory Rules 1960 No. 62 as amended by 1961 No. 120; 1964 No. 1; 1965 Nos. 8 and 146; 1967 No. 149; 1968 No. 129; 1969 No. 72; 1970 Nos. 9 and 189; 1973 Nos. 29 and 196; 1975 No. 181; 1976 No. 269; 1978 No. 272; 1979 No. 143; 1980 No. 339; 1981 No. 112; 1982 No. 118; 1983 No. 68; 1984 Nos. 252 and 351; 1985 No. 260; 1986 Nos. 209, 210, 223 and 306; 1987 Nos. 87, 88 and 312; 1988 Nos. 324 and 325; 1989 Nos. 140 and 222; 1991 Nos. 28, 221, 305 and 486; 1992 No. 171; 1993 Nos. 55 and 362; 1994 Nos. 218 and 262; 1995 No. 267; 1996 Nos. 78 and 212.