Australian Citizenship Act 2007 - Instrument of Authorisation (Subsections 40(3), 40(4), 42(3) and 42(4)) 2015 - IMMI 15/063 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Australian Citizenship Act 2007

INSTRUMENT OF AUTHORISATION (Subsections 40(3), 40(4), 42(3) and 42(4))

I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection:

1. REVOKE IMMI 11/089 (F2012L00558) signed on 1 March 2012 delegating my powers and authorising persons and classes of persons under certain provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (the Act); AND

2. ACTING under subsection 40(3) of the Act, AUTHORISE each person from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position that is mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Instrument to request, in writing, an applicant to provide one or more personal identifiers; AND

3. ACTING under subsection 40(4) of the Act, AUTHORISE each person in a class of persons, from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position that is mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Instrument to request, in writing, an applicant to provide one or more personal identifiers; AND

4. ACTING under subsection 42(3) of the Act:

(a) AUTHORISE each person from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position that is mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Instrument to access any kind of identifying information for any one or more of the purposes specified in Schedule 3 to this instrument; AND

(b) AUTHORISE each person, and each person in a class of persons, from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position that is mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Instrument to access any kind of identifying information for any one or more of the purposes specified in Schedule 3 to this instrument.

5. ACTING under paragraphs 42(4)(a) and 42(4)(c) of the Act:

(a) AUTHORISE officers at the level of APS3 level and above of the Department of Human Services who are citizenship test administrators to authenticate the identity of a person seeking to sit a test before allowing that person to take an approved citizenship test; AND