EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
DOMICILE ACT 1982
DOMICILE REGULATIONS
(STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 401)
The purpose of the regulations is to extend the application of the Act to the Territory of Christmas Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Norfolk Island. The effect of extending the Act to the above Territories is to abolish the rule of dependent domicile of married women and the rule of revival of domicile of origin, to fix the age of capacity to have an independent domicile at 18 years and to provide new rules for determining the domicile of certain children in those Territories.
The regulations are as follows -
Regulation 1 - This regulation provides for the citation of the Regulations as the Domicile Regulations.
Regulation 2 - This regulation provides for the interpretation of the Regulations.
Regulation 3 - This regulation provides for the extension of the Domicile Act 1982 to the above Territories.
(Authorised by the Minister of State for Communications for and on behalf of the Attorney-General)