Advisory Report on the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019

August 2020

© Commonwealth of Australia 2020
ISBN: 978-1-76092-135-4

View the report as a single document:

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Terms of Reference

Members

Abbreviations

List of Recommendations

1. Introduction

  Referral of the Bill
  Conduct of the inquiry
  Report structure
  The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s (INSLM) Report
  The Bill
  Amendments to the
  Amendments to the

2. Consideration of the Bill

  General concerns around citizenship loss
  Concerns raised about the Bill
  Review mechanisms
  Statelessness
  Citizenship cessation based on conduct
  Citizenship cessation based on certain convictions
  The public interest test
  Notice provisions
  Retrospectivity
  Committee comment

A. Submissions

B. Witnesses at the Public Hearing

C. Flow Chart of Citizenship Cessation by Ministerial Determination

D. Relevant Offences Under Proposed Section 36D

Additional comments by Labor members

  Introduction
  Background: Citizenship cessation as a counter-terrorism tool
  Concerns with the Bill and the Committee’s report
  Retrospectivity and section 36B and 36D
  Proposed recommendations for discussion by Committee members

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 2360
pjcis@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019. The Bill amends the citizenship cessation provisions in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007. The review was referred to the Committee by the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Home Affairs.



Past Public Hearings

18 Oct 2019:

more...