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AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007 (NO. 20, 2007)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
2A. Simplified outline
3. Definitions
4. Australian citizen
5. Permanent resident
6. Responsible parent
6A. National security offences
7. Children born on ships or aircraft or after death of parent
8. Children born as a result of artificial conception procedures
9. Confinement in prison or psychiatric institution
10. Personal identifiers
11. Operation of Act
PART 2--AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP
Division 1--Automatic acquisition of Australian citizenship
11A. Simplified outline
12. Citizenship by birth
13. Citizenship by adoption
14. Citizenship for abandoned children
15. Citizenship by incorporation of Territory
Division 2--Acquisition of Australian citizenship by application
Subdivision A--Citizenship by descent
15A. Simplified outline
16. Application and eligibility for citizenship
17. Minister's decision
18. Registration
19. Day citizenship begins
19A. When a person does not become a citizen despite the Minister's approval
Subdivision AA--Citizenship for persons adopted in accordance with the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
19B. Simplified outline
19C. Application and eligibility for citizenship
19D. Minister's decision
19E. Registration
19F. Day citizenship begins
Subdivision B--Citizenship by conferral
19G. Simplified outline
20. Requirements for becoming a citizen
21. Application and eligibility for citizenship
22. Residence requirement
23. Relevant defence service
24. Minister's decision
25. Minister may cancel approval
26. Pledge of commitment must be made
27. How pledge of commitment is to be made
28. Day citizenship begins etc.
Subdivision C--Resuming citizenship
28A. Simplified outline
29. Application and eligibility for resuming citizenship
30. Minister's decision
31. Registration
32. Day citizenship begins again etc.
Division 3--Cessation of Australian citizenship
32A. Simplified outline
33. Renunciation
34. Revocation by Minister
35. Service in armed forces of enemy country
36. Children of responsible parents who cease to be citizens
Division 4--Evidence of Australian citizenship
37. Evidence of Australian citizenship
38. Surrender of evidentiary notice
39. Altering evidentiary notice
Division 5--Personal identifiers
Subdivision A--Obtaining personal identifiers
40. Request for personal identifiers
41. Provision of personal identifiers
Subdivision B--Obligations relating to identifying information
42. Accessing identifying information
43. Disclosing identifying information
44. Unauthorised modification or impairment of identifying information
45. Destroying identifying information
PART 3--OTHER MATTERS
46. Application requirements
47. Notification of decisions
48. Computerised decision-making
49. Evidence of whether computer program is functioning correctly
50. False statements or representations
51. Geographical jurisdiction for offences
52. Review of decisions
53. Delegation
54. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1 Pledge of commitment as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Australia
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