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 Regulation 5a of the Citizenship Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—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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