Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007 - SECT 27

Form of pledge

  (1)   A pledge of commitment must be made in accordance with either of the forms set out in Schedule   1.

Prescribed arrangements

  (2)   A pledge of commitment must be made in accordance with the arrangements prescribed by the regulations.

Note:   The regulations may provide for a pledge of commitment to be made in public.

Persons who may receive pledge

  (3)   A pledge of commitment must be made before:

  (a)   the Minister; or

  (b)   a person authorised under subsection   (4); or

  (c)   a person who is included in a class of persons authorised under subsection   (5).

  (4)   The Minister may, by writing, authorise a person for the purposes of paragraph   (3)(b).

  (5)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, authorise a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph   (3)(c).