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Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Act 2015
No. 7, 2015
An Act to amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Australian Citizenship Act 2007
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Act 2015 No. 7, 2015
An Act to amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for related purposes
[Assented to 25 February 2015]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Act 2015.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Australian Citizenship Act 2007
1 Section 2A Omit: The second is citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: see Subdivision AA. substitute: The second is citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral arrangement: see Subdivision AA.
2 Subdivision AA of Division 2 of Part 2 (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute:
Subdivision AA—Citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral arrangement
3 Section 19B Omit: You may be eligible to become an Australian citizen under this Subdivision if you are adopted outside Australia in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption by at least 1 Australian citizen. substitute:
You may be eligible to become an Australian citizen under this Subdivision if you are adopted outside Australia by at least one Australian citizen in accordance with: (a) the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; or (b) a bilateral arrangement.
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