Australian Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 90

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 2007.

Dated 30 May 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Australian Citizenship Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations are taken to have commenced on 1 October 2007.

3 Amendment of Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007

  Schedule 1 amends the Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Schedule 3, item 14A

substitute

14A

An application under section 21 of the Act, other than an application mentioned in items 5 to 14 or items 14B to 15D, if the applicant claims eligibility on the basis of the criteria in subsection 21 (2) of the Act

$240

[2] Schedule 3, item 15

substitute

15

An application under section 21 of the Act, other than an application mentioned in items 5 to 14B or items 15A to 15D

$120

[3] Schedule 3, after item 15B

insert

15C

An application (the new application) under section 21 of the Act, other than an application mentioned in items 5, 6, 7A, 14 and 15D, if:

 (a) the applicant claims eligibility on the basis of the criteria in subsection 21 (2) of the Act; and

 (b) the applicant previously made an application (the old application) on or after 1 October 2007; and

 (c) under the old application, the applicant sat a test as described in paragraph 21 (2A) (a) of the Act; and

 (d) any of the following provisions applies to the applicant:

 (i) paragraph (a) of item 9;

 (ii) paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of item 10;

 (iii) paragraphs (a) and (b) of item 11;

 (iv) paragraphs (a) and (b) of item 12;

 (v) paragraph (a) of item 13

$20

15D

An application (the new application) under section 21 of the Act, other than an application mentioned in items 5, 6, 7A, 14 and 15C, if:

 (a) the applicant claims eligibility on the basis of the criteria in subsection 21 (2) of the Act; and

 (b) the applicant previously made an application (the old application) on or after 1 October 2007; and

 (c) under the old application, the applicant sat a test as described in paragraph 21 (2A) (a) of the Act

$120

Note

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