Bill
Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2017-10-18. Immigration and Border Protection portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Immigration and Border Protection
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-06-15
- second reading — 2017-06-15
- second reading — 2017-08-09
- second reading — 2017-08-10
- second reading — 2017-08-14
- second reading — 2017-08-14
- third reading — 2017-08-14
- introduced — 2017-08-15
- second reading — 2017-08-15
- other — 2017-10-18
Divisions
- Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea — 2017-08-14, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 75, noes 71
- Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders — 2017-08-14, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 76, noes 71
- Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill — 2017-08-14, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 76, noes 71
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-09-13.163.2) to: > *Omit all words after "That", substitute "if, by 18 October 2017, the government business order of the day relating to the consideration of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017, has not been finally considered, the order of the day shall be discharged from the Notice Paper".* The original motion was: > *That the government business order of the day relating to the consideration of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 be discharged from the Notice Paper.* — 2017-09-13, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 29
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-09-13.163.2) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Nick McKim](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/nick_mckim) (Greens), as amended by Tasmanian Senator [Jacqui Lambie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jacqui_lambie) (Jacqui Lambie Network). ### Motion text > *That if, by 18 October 2017, the government business order of the day relating to the consideration of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017, has not been finally considered, the order of the day shall be discharged from the Notice Paper.* — 2017-09-13, Senate: affirmative, ayes 32, noes 29
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-06-15.
The bill would make it harder to become an Australian citizen by adding new requirements.
Applicants would need to have been permanent residents for four years, show competent English, sign an Australian Values Statement and demonstrate integration into the community.
The bill would also introduce a two-year ban on reapplying after a refusal on grounds other than the residence requirement.
- Increase the general residence requirement to four years of permanent residency before applying for citizenship.
- Require most applicants to prove competent English proficiency.
- Require applicants to sign an Australian Values Statement.
- Require applicants to demonstrate integration into the Australian community.
- Introduce a two-year bar on reapplying after a refusal on non-residence grounds.
- Extend the citizenship test eligibility criteria to include previous failures, rule breaches or cheating.
People applying for Australian citizenship by conferral, including those aged under 18.
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