Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, Australian citizen means a person who:
(a) is an Australian citizen under Division 1 or 2 of Part 2; or
(b) satisfies both of the following:
(i) the person was an Australian citizen under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 immediately before the commencement day;
(ii) the person has not ceased to be an Australian citizen under this Act.
Citizenship under the old Act
(2) If, under this Act, it is necessary to work out if a person was an Australian citizen at a time before the commencement day, work that out under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 as in force at that time.