1Australian Citizenship (Authorisation) Instrument 2025

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

LIN 25/088

 

Australian Citizenship (Authorisation) Instrument 2025

I, Julian Hill, Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated  15 September 2025

Julian Hill

Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Schedules

6  Authorisation—requesting personal identifiers

7  Authorisation—accessing identifying information

Schedule 1—Repeals

Australian Citizenship Act 2007 – Instrument of Authorisation (Subsections 40(3), 40(4), 42(3) and 42(4)) 2015 – IMMI 15/063

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Australian Citizenship (Authorisation) Instrument 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after registration.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 40(3), 40(4), 42(3) and 42(4) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Act, including the following:

(a) entrusted person;

(b) identifying information;

(c) personal identifier.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

5  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.