Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 (21 of 2007)

Schedule 3   Application and transitional provisions

Part 1   Provisions relating to the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007

2   Rules applicable to Australian citizens under the old Act

(1) This item applies to a person who was an Australian citizen under the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 immediately before the commencement day.

Note: The person becomes an Australian citizen under the new Act: see subsection 4(1) of the new Act.

Same kind of citizenship

(2) If the person, immediately before the commencement day, was an Australian citizen under the provision set out in column 2 of the following table, the person is taken, on and from that day, to be an Australian citizen under the provision set out in column 3 of the table:

Person may cease to be a citizen under new Act

(3) This item does not prevent the person from ceasing to be an Australian citizen under the new Act.

Note: For example, section 34 of the new Act allows the Minister to revoke a person's citizenship.