Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Citizenship
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to implement recommendations of the Australian Citizenship Test Review Committee by providing: that certain people may be eligible for citizenship without sitting the citizenship test; that the citizenship test must be completed within a specified period; and that applicants for citizenship by conferral under 18 years of age must be permanent residents at both the time of application and time of decision. Also amends the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 and Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 to provide for a special residence requirement.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	25 Jun 2009
Second reading moved	25 Jun 2009
Second reading debate	14 Sep 2009
Second reading debate	15 Sep 2009
Second reading agreed to	15 Sep 2009
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Australian Greens agreed to	15 Sep 2009
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	16 Sep 2009
Third reading agreed to	16 Sep 2009

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	16 Sep 2009
Second reading moved	16 Sep 2009
Second reading debate	16 Sep 2009
Second reading debate	17 Sep 2009
Second reading agreed to	17 Sep 2009
Consideration in detail debate	17 Sep 2009
Third reading agreed to	17 Sep 2009


Text of bill as passed both Houses	17 Sep 2009
Assent Act no.: 90 Year: 2009	21 Sep 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Revised supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 5927]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Australian Greens [sheet 5911]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Government [sheet BM241 revised]

Opposition [sheet 5925 revised]
FIERRAVANTI-WELLS, Sen Connie

Opposition [sheet 5905]
FIERRAVANTI-WELLS, Sen Connie

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/06/2009): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (07/09/2009)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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