36Children of responsible parents who cease to be citizens

#### 36 Children of responsible parents who cease to be citizens (1) If: (a) a person ceases to be an Australian citizen at a particular time (the cessation time) under section 33, 34 or 34A; and (b) at the cessation time, the person is a responsible parent of a child aged under 18; then: (c) the Minister may, by writing, revoke the child’s Australian citizenship; and (d) if the Minister does so—the child ceases to be an Australian citizen at the time of the revocation. Exception—another responsible parent (2) If, at the cessation time, another responsible parent of the child is an Australian citizen, subsection (1) does not apply to the child: (a) while there is a responsible parent who is an Australian citizen; and (b) if there ceases to be such a responsible parent because of the death of a responsible parent—at any time after that death. Exception—statelessness (3) The Minister must not revoke a child’s Australian citizenship under subsection (1) if the Minister is satisfied that the child would then become a person who is not a national or citizen of any country.