Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984 (Cth)

Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984

No. 129 of 1984

table of provisions

Section 1. Short title, &c. 2. Commencement 3. Title 4. Interpretation 5. Insertion of new section after section 5— 5a. Certain non-citizens to be permanent residents for the purposes of Act 6. Application of this Act to certain citizens of Pakistan and Republic of South Africa 7. Repeal of Part II 8. Heading to Division 1 of Part III 9. Citizenship by birth 10. Repeal of section 11 and substitution of new sections— 10a. Citizenship by adoption 10b. Citizenship by descent 11. Repeal of sections 13 and 14 and substitution of new sections— 13. Grant of certificate of Australian citizenship 14. Deferral of consideration of application under section 13 12. Effect of grant of certificate of Australian citizenship 13. Repeal of section 17 and substitution of new section— 17. Loss of citizenship on acquisition of another nationality 14. Renunciation of citizenship 15. Deprivation of citizenship 16. Children of persons who lose or are deprived of citizenship 17. Insertion of new section after section 23— 23aa. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 17 in certain circumstances 18. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 20 19. Persons may resume citizenship lost under section 23 20. Special provisions to prevent persons being stateless 21. Transitional provisions

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section 22. Repeal of Part IV 23. Certificate of registration or naturalization in case of doubt 24. Repeal of sections 34 and 35 and substitution of new section— 34. Posthumous children 25. Statement in support of application for certificate of Australian citizenship 26. Repeal of sections 37 to 40a (inclusive) and substitution of new section— 37. Delegation 27. Cancellation of certificates, returns of certificates, &c. 28. Definition of certificate of naturalization for certain purposes 29. Issue and proof of certificates of Australian citizenship 30. Evidentiary certificates 31. Repeal of sections 48, 48a and 49 and substitution of new sections— 47a. Replacement certificates 48. Surrender of certificates 49. Offence to alter certificates 32. False representations, &c. 33. References in Commonwealth and Territory laws to British subjects 34. Provisions of this Act to be exclusive of State laws 35. Insertion of new sections— 52a. Review of decisions 52b. Statement to accompany notification of decisions 36. Regulations 37. Schedule 3 38. Formal amendments 39. Application THE SCHEDULE Formal amendments