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AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 2007 - SECT 34A

Revocation by Minister--special residence requirements

  (1)   The Minister may, by writing, revoke a person's Australian citizenship if:

  (a)   the person is an Australian citizen under Subdivision B of Division   2; and

  (b)   the person became an Australian citizen in circumstances where the Minister exercised the power under subsection   22A(1A) or 22B(1A); and

  (c)   the Minister is satisfied that:

  (i)   the person will not be, or was not, ordinarily resident in Australia throughout the period of 2 years beginning on the day the person became an Australian citizen; or

  (ii)   the person will not be, or was not, present in Australia for a total of at least 180 days during that 2 - year period.

  (2)   However, the Minister must not decide under subsection   (1) to revoke a person's Australian citizenship if the Minister is satisfied that the person would, if the Minister were to revoke the person's Australian citizenship, become a person who is not a national or citizen of any country.

  (3)   The power under subsection   (1) may only be exercised by the Minister personally.

Time citizenship ceases

  (4)   If the Minister revokes a person's Australian citizenship, the person ceases to be an Australian citizen at the time of the revocation.

Note:   A child of the person may also cease to be an Australian citizen: see section   36.


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