Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
No. 21, 2007
An Act to provide for transitional and consequential matters relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for other purposes
Note: An electronic version of this Act is available in ComLaw (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/)
Contents
1 Short title...........................................................................................1 2 Commencement.................................................................................2 3 Schedule(s)........................................................................................2
Schedule 1—Consequential amendments 3 Part 1—Amendments 3 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 3 Age Discrimination Act 2004 3 Air Navigation Act 1920 3 Australian Passports Act 2005 3 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 3 Circuit Layouts Act 1989 4 Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959 4 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 4 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961 5 Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 5 Copyright Act 1968 5 Crimes Act 1914 6 Criminal Code Act 1995 6 Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 6 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 6 Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 7 Higher Education Funding Act 1988 7 Legislative Instruments Act 2003 9 Migration Act 1958 9 Qantas Sale Act 1992 9 Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 9 Part 2—Repeal 10 Australian Citizenship Act 1948 10 Schedule 2—Other amendments 11 Immigration (Education) Act 1971 11
Schedule 3—Application and transitional provisions 12
Part 1—Provisions relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 12
Part 2—Provisions relating to the amendments made by Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act 21
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
No. 21, 2007
An Act to provide for transitional and consequential matters relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for other purposes
[Assented to 15 March 2007]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 March 2007 elsewhere covered by this table 2. Schedules 1 to 3 At the same time as sections 2A to 54 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 commence. 1 July 2007 (see
F2007L01653)
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Consequential amendments Part 1—Amendments
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
1 Paragraph 21AA(5)(c)
Omit “Australian Citizenship Act 1948”, substitute “Australian Citizenship Act 2007”.
Age Discrimination Act 2004
2 Paragraph 43(2)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or
Air Navigation Act 1920
3 Subsection 11A(4) (definition of Australian citizen)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Australian citizen has the same meaning as in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
Australian Passports Act 2005
4 Paragraph 53(3)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) the name on a notice given to the person under section 37 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
5 Subsection 35(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of prescribed administrative action)
Omit “Australian Citizenship Act 1948”, substitute “Australian Citizenship Act 2007”.
Circuit Layouts Act 1989
6 Section 5 (definition of Australian protected person)
Repeal the definition.
7 Section 5 (paragraph (a) of the definition of eligible person)
Omit “citizen, an Australian protected person”, substitute “citizen”.
Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959
8 Section 5 (definition of Australian citizen)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Australian citizen has the same meaning as in the Australian
Citizenship Act 2007.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
9 Paragraph 99A(1)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) makes an application to become an Australian citizen under section 21 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; and
10 Subparagraph 99A(4)(d)(i)
Omit “for a certificate of Australian citizenship”, substitute “to become an Australian citizen”.
11 Paragraph 99A(6)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) if the person becomes an Australian citizen as a result of the person’s application to become an Australian citizen—inform the Electoral Commissioner, as soon as practicable, that the person has become an Australian citizen.
12 Subsection 99A(7)
No. 21, 2007
An Act to provide for transitional and consequential matters relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for other purposes
Note: An electronic version of this Act is available in ComLaw (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/)
1 Short title...........................................................................................1 2 Commencement.................................................................................2 3 Schedule(s)........................................................................................2
Schedule 1—Consequential amendments 3 Part 1—Amendments 3 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 3 Age Discrimination Act 2004 3 Air Navigation Act 1920 3 Australian Passports Act 2005 3 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 3 Circuit Layouts Act 1989 4 Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959 4 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 4 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961 5 Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 5 Copyright Act 1968 5 Crimes Act 1914 6 Criminal Code Act 1995 6 Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 6 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 6 Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 7 Higher Education Funding Act 1988 7 Legislative Instruments Act 2003 9 Migration Act 1958 9 Qantas Sale Act 1992 9 Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 9 Part 2—Repeal 10 Australian Citizenship Act 1948 10 Schedule 2—Other amendments 11 Immigration (Education) Act 1971 11
Part 1—Provisions relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 12
Part 2—Provisions relating to the amendments made by Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act 21
An Act to provide for transitional and consequential matters relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for other purposes
[Assented to 15 March 2007]
This Act may be cited as the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007.
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 F2007L01653)
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
1 Paragraph 21AA(5)(c)
Omit “Australian Citizenship Act 1948”, substitute “Australian Citizenship Act 2007”.
2 Paragraph 43(2)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or
3 Subsection 11A(4) (definition of Australian citizen)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Australian citizen has the same meaning as in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
4 Paragraph 53(3)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) the name on a notice given to the person under section 37 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or
5 Subsection 35(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of prescribed administrative action)
Omit “Australian Citizenship Act 1948”, substitute “Australian Citizenship Act 2007”.
6 Section 5 (definition of Australian protected person)
Repeal the definition.
7 Section 5 (paragraph (a) of the definition of eligible person)
Omit “citizen, an Australian protected person”, substitute “citizen”.
8 Section 5 (definition of Australian citizen)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Australian citizen has the same meaning as in the Australian
Citizenship Act 2007.
9 Paragraph 99A(1)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) makes an application to become an Australian citizen under section 21 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; and
10 Subparagraph 99A(4)(d)(i)
Omit “for a certificate of Australian citizenship”, substitute “to become an Australian citizen”.
11 Paragraph 99A(6)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) if the person becomes an Australian citizen as a result of the person’s application to become an Australian citizen—inform the Electoral Commissioner, as soon as practicable, that the person has become an Australian citizen.
12 Subsection 99A(7)
Contents
Schedule 3—Application and transitional provisions 12
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
No. 21, 2007
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 15 March 2007 elsewhere covered by this table 2. Schedules 1 to 3 At the same time as sections 2A to 54 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 commence. 1 July 2007 (see 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Consequential amendments Part 1—Amendments
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Age Discrimination Act 2004
Air Navigation Act 1920
Australian Passports Act 2005
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
Circuit Layouts Act 1989
Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918