Bill
Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Pauline Hanson
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-02-07
- second reading — 2018-02-07
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-02-07.
This bill would make it harder to become an Australian citizen by adding new conditions.
Applicants would need to have been permanent residents for eight years, show competent English, and sign an Australian Values Statement.
The bill also introduces a two-year ban on reapplying after a refusal on grounds other than the residence requirement.
- Raises the general residence requirement to eight years of permanent residency before applying for citizenship by conferral.
- Requires most applicants to prove competent English language proficiency.
- Mandates signing an Australian Values Statement for a valid application.
- Renames the 'pledge of commitment' to the 'pledge of allegiance' and alters its wording.
- Introduces a two-year bar on reapplying after a refusal on non-residence grounds.
- Extends the good character requirement to all citizenship applicants, including those under 18.
People applying for Australian citizenship by conferral, descent, adoption, resumption, and other pathways, as well as existing citizens and the Minister.
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