Citizenship Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1959. No. 27.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT 1948-1958.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of, Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the NationalityandCitizenshipAct 1948-1958.

Dated this 18th day of April, 1959.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Immigration.

Amendments of the Citizenship Regulations. 

1. Regulation 21 of the Citizenship Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Fees.

“21.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, fees in accordance with the Third Schedule to these Regulations are payable, in advance, in respect of the several matters specified in that Schedule.

“(2.) A fee is not payable for—

(a) the grant of a declaratory certificate of citizenship to—

(i) a person, or the wife of a person, who is serving in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth and has a good record, or who has at any time served in any of those Forces with a good record;

(ii) the widow of a person who at any time served in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth with a good record; or

(iii) a person not of full age; or

(b) the amendment or endorsement of a certificate of registration or a certificate of naturalization—

(i) issued to a person referred to in the last preceding paragraph; or

(ii) if the amendment is made in pursuance of sub-section (3.) of section 12, or sub-section (6.) of section 15, of the Act.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 23rd April, 1959.

 Statutory Rules 1956, No. 112, as amended by Statutory Rules 1959, No. 23.

2486/59.—Price 3d. 10/1.4.1959.

Third Schedule.

2. The Third Schedule to the Citizenship Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

THIRD SCHEDULE. Regulation 21.

FEES.

Item.	Matter in respect of which fee is payable.	Amount of fee.
£	s.	d.
1	For the grant of a declaratory certificate of citizenship....................................	0	5	0
2	For the amendment or endorsement of a certificate of registration or certificate of naturalization.............................................................................................	0	5	0
3	For inspecting the indexes of certificates issued, or of declarations registered, under the Act.............................................................................................	0	2	6
4	For a certified copy of a certificate of registration, a certificate of naturalization or a declaration..........................................................................................	0	10	0
5	For the issue of a certificate of extract from the register of births abroad..........	0	2	6

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.