2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Australian Citizenship Amendment 

(Intercountry Adoption) Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Immigration and Border Protection) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian 

Citizenship Act 2007, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Australian Citizenship Act 2007

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian 

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Citizenship Act 2007, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Australian Citizenship Amendment 

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(Intercountry Adoption) Act 2014. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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3  Schedule(s) 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

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Australian Citizenship Act 2007 

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1  Section 2A 

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Omit: 

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The second is citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with 

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the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: see Subdivision 

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AA. 

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substitute: 

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The second is citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with 

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the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral 

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arrangement: see Subdivision AA. 

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2  Subdivision AA of Division 2 of Part 2 (heading) 

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Repeal the heading, substitute: 

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Subdivision AA--Citizenship for persons adopted in 

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accordance with the Hague Convention on 

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Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral arrangement 

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3  Section 19B 

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Omit: 

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You may be eligible to become an Australian citizen under this 

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Subdivision if you are adopted outside Australia in accordance 

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with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption by at least 1 

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Australian citizen. 

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substitute: 

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You may be eligible to become an Australian citizen under this 

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Subdivision if you are adopted outside Australia by at least one 

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Australian citizen in accordance with: 

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(a) 

the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; or 

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(b) 

a bilateral arrangement. 

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4  Paragraph 19C(2)(a) 

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After "Convention country", insert "or a prescribed overseas 

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jurisdiction". 

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5  Paragraph 19C(2)(c) 

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After "Intercountry Adoption regulations", insert "or the Bilateral 

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Arrangements regulations, as applicable". 

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6  Subsection 19C(4) (definition of adoption compliance 

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certificate) 

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Repeal the definition, substitute: 

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adoption compliance certificate: 

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(a)  for an adoption in accordance with the Hague Convention on 

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Intercountry Adoption--has the same meaning as in the 

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Intercountry Adoption regulations; and 

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(b)  for an adoption in accordance with a bilateral arrangement--

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has the same meaning as in the Bilateral Arrangements 

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regulations. 

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7  Subsection 19C(4) 

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Insert: 

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Bilateral Arrangements regulations means the Family Law 

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(Bilateral Arrangements--Intercountry Adoption) 

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Regulations 1998. 

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prescribed overseas jurisdiction has the same meaning as in the 

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Bilateral Arrangements regulations. 

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8  Subsection 34(1) (heading) 

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Repeal the heading, substitute: 

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Citizenship by descent or for persons adopted in accordance with 

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the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral 

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arrangement 

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9  Application 

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The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an 

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application made under section 19C of the Australian Citizenship Act 

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2007 on or after the day this item commences by a person adopted 

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outside Australia by an Australian citizen in accordance with a bilateral 

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arrangement, even if the adoption occurred before that day. 

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