{"id":"C1916L00186","name":"Naturalization Regulations 1916","slug":"naturalization-regulations-1916","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"186 of 1916","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20720,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1916L00186-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Naturalization Regulations 1916","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1916\\. No. 186.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NATURALIZATION ACT 1903.\n\nI, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naturalization Act 1903 to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this ninth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.\n\nA. L. STANLEY,\n\nDeputy of the Governor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nALBERT GARDINER,\n\nFor Minister of State for External Affairs.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNaturalization Regulations 1916.\n\nShort title.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the “Naturalization Regulations 1916.”\n\nFee for search.\n\n2. Any person may, on application at the office of the Department of External Affairs, have a search made in any records of certificates of naturalization in its custody upon payment of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence for each search.\n\nFee for certified copy.\n\n3. Certified copies of any certificate of naturalization so recorded may be obtained by any person from the Department of External affairs on payment of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence for each certified copy.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the commonwealth of Australia by Albert J, mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.9359.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1207},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain limited to their original narrow purpose of establishing fees for searching and copying naturalization records. No expansion of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total (including short title)","Simple fixed-fee structure with no calculations or conditions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or time limits"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThese regulations set the price for accessing citizenship records held by the Department of External Affairs.\n\n**The fees**\n\n* **Searching records**: Anyone can pay **2 shillings and sixpence** (about 25 cents) to search through government-held naturalization certificates\n* **Certified copies**: Anyone can pay **2 shillings and sixpence** to get an official certified copy of a naturalization certificate\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n* People researching family history or citizenship status\n* Anyone needing official proof that someone became an Australian citizen through naturalization (the legal process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen)\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nBefore modern digital identity systems, these paper certificates were the primary proof of citizenship. These regulations established the administrative cost of accessing that proof—effectively setting a barrier (modest but real) to verifying citizenship status."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916","history":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916/history","analysis":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/naturalization-regulations-1916/documents"}}