Australian Citizenship (LIN 22/074: Classes of Persons Who May Receive a Pledge of Commitment) Authorisation 2022 (Cth)

LIN 22/074 Australian Citizenship (Classes of Persons Who May Receive Pledge of Commitment) Authorisation (LIN 22/074) 2022 I, Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under subsection 27(5) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (the Act). Dated 15 December 2022

The Hon. Andrew Giles MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

1 Name This instrument is the Australian Citizenship (LIN 22/074: Classes of Persons Who May Receive a Pledge of Commitment) Authorisation 2022.

2 Commencement (1) This instrument, other than section 3, is taken to have commenced on 8 September 2020. (2) Section 3 of this instrument commences when the instrument is registered.

3 Repeal Citizenship (LIN 20/084: Class of Persons Who May Receive a Pledge of Commitment) Instrument 2020 is repealed.

4 Persons who may receive a pledge of commitment (1) For subsection 27(5) of the Act, each class of persons mentioned in Schedule 1 is authorised to receive a pledge of commitment to become an Australian citizen. (2) Despite subsection (1), a person who is a member of a class of persons mentioned in Schedule 1 is not authorised to receive a pledge of commitment to become an Australian citizen if: (a) the Minister is satisfied that the person has received a pledge, or is likely to receive a pledge, in a way which is inconsistent with the character of a citizenship ceremony as non-commercial, apolitical, non-partisan and secular; and (b) the Minister gives the person a notice to that effect.

5 Definitions A term in Column 1 of the following table refers to an Australian Public Service employee classified under the Public Service Classification Rules 2000 as an employee at the level mentioned in Column 2 for the term.