Australian Citizenship Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 171 1

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Australian Citizenship Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The 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 1948.

 Dated 18 June 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL TATE

Minister of State for Justice for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Immigration,

 Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Australian Citizenship Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

2.   Regulation 9 (Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship)

2.1   Subregulation 9 (1):

Omit “subregulations (1A) and (2)”, substitute “subregulations (1A), (1B) and (2)”.

2.2   After subregulation 9 (1A), insert:

 “(1B) The fee payable under subregulation (1) by a person receiving an age service pension under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 who produces his or her:

• (a)

  pensioner health benefits card; or

• (b)

  service pension benefit card; or

• (c)

  veterans’ affairs card;

at the time of lodgment of the application is $20.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 June 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1960 No. 62 as amended by 1961 No. 120; 1964 No. 1; 1965 Nos. 8 and 146; 1967 No. 149; 1968 No. 129; 1969 No. 72; 1970 Nos. 9 and 189; 1973 Nos. 29 and 196; 1975 No. 181; 1976 No. 269; 1978 No. 272; 1979 No. 143; 1980 No. 339; 1981 No. 112; 1982 No. 118; 1983 No. 68; 1984 Nos. 252 and 351; 1985 No. 260; 1986 Nos. 209, 210, 223 and 306; 1987 Nos. 87, 88 and 312; 1988 Nos. 324 and 325; 1989 Nos. 140 and 222; 1991 Nos. 28, 221, 305 and 486.