Australian Citizenship Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2221

 

Australian Citizenship Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.

Dated 16 August 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Robert Ray

Minister of State for Immigration,

Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

 

Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on 1 September 1989.

2. After regulation 22 of the Australian Citizenship Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Refund of fees

“23. (1) Where, under regulation 7a or 9, a fee is paid by a person on lodgment of an application under a provision of the Act and the application:

(a) is unnecessary because:

(i) the person has previously lodged an application under that provision on which a decision has not been made; or

(ii) the person is an Australian citizen; or

(b) was lodged as a result of incorrect advice given by the Department to the person;

the person is entitled to a refund of an amount equal to the amount of the fee so paid.

(S.R. 250/89)—Cat. No. 14/4.8.1989

 

“(2) Where, under regulation 16, a fee is paid by a person on furnishing a declaration under a provision of the Act and the declaration:

(a) is unnecessary because:

(i) in the case of a declaration under section 23aa of the Act— the person has previously furnished a declaration under that provision on which the Minister has not made a decision; or

(ii) in the case of a declaration under section 23a or 23b of the Act—the person has previously furnished a declaration under that provision; or

(b) is unnecessary because the person is an Australian citizen; or

(c) was lodged as a result of incorrect advice given by the Department to the person;

the person is entitled to a refund of an amount equal to the amount of the fee so paid.

“(3) Where, under regulation 8, 18 or 19, a fee is paid by a person on lodgment of an application under a provision of the Act or these Regulations and the application:

(a) is unnecessary because the person has previously lodged an application under that provision on which a decision has not been made; or

(b) was lodged as a result of incorrect advice given by the Department to the person;

the person is entitled to a refund of an amount equal to the amount of the fee so paid.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 August 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1960 No. 62 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1989 No. 140 and see also Statutory Rules 1989 No. 140.

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