STATUTORY RULES
1973 No. 29
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REGULATIONS
UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1948-1969.*
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the Citizenship Act 1948-1969.
Dated this eighth day of February,
1973.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
“A.
J. Grassby”
Minister
of State for Immigration.
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Amendments of the Citizenship Regulations
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall
come into operation on the date of commencement of section 6 of the Citizenship Act 1969.
2.
Regulation
5a of the Citizenship Regulations
is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—
Countries
to which section 7 of the Act applies.
“5a.
Each of the following countries is declared to be a country to which section 7
of the Act applies:—
People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Fiji
Kingdom
of Swaziland
Kingdom
of Tonga
Independent
State of Western Samoa.”.
Persons
proposing to act as immigration agents to give notice to Department.
3. Regulation 22 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the
words “Fifty pounds” and substituting the words “One hundred dollars”.
Minister
may direct persons not to act as citizenship agents.
4. Regulation 23 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the
words “Fifty pounds” and substituting the words “One hundred dollars”.
Persons
not to describe themselves as registered or approved citizenship agents.
5. Regulation 24 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Fifty pounds” and
substituting the words “One hundred dollars”.
*
Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15 February 1973.
Statutory Rules 1960, No. 62. as amended by Statutory Rules 1961, No. 120;
1964, No. 1; 1965, Nos. 8 and 146; 1967, No. 149; 1968, No. 129; 1969, No. 72;
and 1970, Nos. 9 and 189.
22.117/72—Price 5c
9/23.1.1973
Maximum
charges by citizenship agents.
6. Regulation 25 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1)
the words “One pound one shilling” and substituting the words “Two dollars ten
cents”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2)
the words “Fifty pounds” and substituting the words “One hundred dollars”
Minister
may fix maximum charges.
7. Regulation 26 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the
words “Fifty pounds” and substituting the words “One hundred dollars”.
Particulars
of fees, &c., to be furnished.
8. Regulation 27 of the
Citizenship Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Fifty pounds” and
substituting the words “One hundred dollars”
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