Summary
Introduced with the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005, the bill replaces the
Australian Citizenship Act 1948
, logically organising its provisions; strengthens certain citizenship application, residence, approval and ministerial discretion provisions; changes provisions relating to resumption of renounced citizenship, citizenship by descent and revocation of citizenship; and implements a legislative framework for the collection, use and storage of personal identifiers.