Terms of reference

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under paragraph 29(1)(ca) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to commence, by the third anniversary of the day the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Act 2020 commenced, a review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (citizenship cessation determinations) and any other provision of that Act as far as it relates to that Subdivision.

The Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023 (the Bill) was introduced into Parliament on 29 November 2023, and was passed by both Houses on 6 December 2023. That Bill, which became law on 8 December 2023 as the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Act 2023, (the Act), repealed and replaced the operative provisions of Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

On 4 December 2023 the Senate resolved:

That, following the passage of the bill, the following matter be referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security for inquiry and report by 14 March 2024: The operation, effectiveness and implications of the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023.

Further, on 7 December 2023 the Senate resolved:

That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, in undertaking any inquiry into the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023, also consider any amendments to the bill which have been circulated in the Senate.