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• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  in relation to: strengthened citizenship requirements, including in relation to permanent residency and English language proficiency; the definition of ‘spouse’ and ‘de facto partner’; citizenship by adoption; automatic acquisition of citizenship; citizenship by conferral; residence requirements for citizenship; good character requirements; bar on approval for citizenship where there are related criminal offences; offence provisions; mandatory and discretionary cancellation of approval of citizenship; ministerial discretion to delay the making of the pledge of allegiance; increase in the maximum period of deferral for making the pledge of allegiance; revocation of citizenship by descent, conferral or under intercountry adoption arrangements; ministerial power to make legislative instruments; use and disclosure of personal information; and consequential amendments; and

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable the use and disclosure of personal citizenship information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  in relation to: strengthened citizenship requirements, including in relation to permanent residency and English language proficiency; the definition of ‘spouse’ and ‘de facto partner’; citizenship by adoption; automatic acquisition of citizenship; citizenship by conferral; residence requirements for citizenship; good character requirements; the bar on approval of citizenship where there are related criminal offences; offence provisions; mandatory and discretionary cancellation of approval of citizenship; ministerial discretion to delay the making of the pledge of allegiance; the maximum period of deferral for making the pledge of allegiance; revocation of citizenship by descent, conferral or under intercountry adoption arrangements; ministerial power to make legislative instruments; use and disclosure of personal information; and consequential amendments; and

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable the use and disclosure of personal citizenship information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship for Eligible De facto Spouses Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PLIBERSEK, Tanya, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 1948

  to ensure that the ministerial discretion to waive residence requirements for married couples when applying for Australian citizenship also applies to de facto couples. 

  Bill

• Australian Citizenship for Eligible De facto Spouses Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to: extend good character requirements; clarify residency requirements and related matters; clarify the circumstances in which a person’s approval as an Australian citizen may or must be cancelled; clarify the circumstances in which the minister may defer a person making the pledge of commitment to become an Australian citizen; clarify the circumstances in which a person’s Australian citizenship may be revoked; enable the minister to specify certain matters in a legislative instrument; enable the use and disclosure of personal information obtained under the

  Migration Act 1958

  or the migration regulations; and make technical amendments; and the

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable the use and disclosure of personal information obtained under the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  or the citizenship regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to: remove the requirement that a person be sentenced to 6 or more years of imprisonment for a relevant terrorism offence to be eligible to lose their Australian citizenship; and replace the current requirement that a person is a national or citizen of a country other than Australia at the time the minister makes a determination that the person ceases to be an Australian citizen with the requirement that, if the minister were to determine that the person ceases to be an Australian citizen, the minister is satisfied the person will not become a person who is not a national or citizen of any country. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Service Requirement) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROBERT, Stuart, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to ensure that spouses and dependent children of eligible Australian Defence Force (ADF) lateral transfer members (persons who have served in another nation’s armed forces and have migrated to Australia to join the ADF) are eligible for citizenship at the same time as the ADF lateral transfer member. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Repeal) (No. 1) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  ; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of matters and the reporting obligations of the agency which succeeds the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Centre for Social Cohesion Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Centre for Social Cohesion and provides for: the director to develop and implement programs to improve social cohesion and prevent violent extremism; the director’s powers, appointment and terms and conditions of employment; and deputy directors, staff, consultants and delegations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory Water Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to provide that the abstraction of water on National Land and by Commonwealth agencies throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be managed by the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to enable the water resources of the Googong Dam Area to be included in a water resource plan area for which the ACT has responsibility; and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to ensure that the ACT Executive has the appropriate powers to manage the surface waters of the Googong Dam. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum