Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REGULATION 2016

- made under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--AUSTRALIAN--CITIZENSHIP

   6.      Registration under section 18 of the Act  
   6A.     Citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or a bilateral arrangement  
   7.      Registration under section 19E of the Act  
   8.      Defence service requirement--prescribed visas  
   9.      Prescribed reasons for failing to make pledge of commitment  
   10.     Arrangements for making pledge of commitment  
   11.     Registration under section 31 of the Act  
   12.     Form of notice under subsection 37(3) of the Act  
   13.     Personal identifiers  

   PART 3--OTHER--MATTERS

   15.     Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster  
   16.     Fees to accompany applications  
   17.     Refund of fees under subsection 46(3) of the Act  
   18.     Form of notice under section 47 of the Act  

   PART 4--TRANSITIONAL--ARRANGEMENTS

   19.     Transitional provisions relating to the commencement of this instrument--applications made before commencement  
   20.     Application of amendments made by the Migration Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 3) Regulations 2017  
   21.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 4 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018  
   22.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Payment of Fees) Regulations 2018  
   23.     Application of amendment made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Concession Codes and Payment of Fees) Regulations 2019  
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   25.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 1 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019  
   26.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 1 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2020  
   27.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 3 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2020  
   28.     Application of amendments made by Schedules 5 and 6 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2021  
   29.     Fee for applications for evidence of citizenship where certain applications for citizenship approved after 1 July 2021  
   30.     Application of amendment made by Schedule 2 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021  
   31.     Application of amendments made by Schedule 1 to the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022  
   32.     Application of amendment made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Translation Requirements for Applications) Regulations 2022  
   33.     Application of amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Indexation of Citizenship Application Fees) Regulations 2023  
   34.     Application of amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Refund of Fees) Regulations 2023  
   35.     Application of amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Indexation of Fees) Regulations 2024  
           SCHEDULE 1 Preamble for citizenship ceremony
           SCHEDULE 2 Form of notice
           SCHEDULE 3 Amounts to accompany applications