Commonwealth legislation

Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002 - Proclamation (02/05/2002)

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This is a formal proclamation (legal announcement) by the Governor-General that sets the commencement date for part of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002.

Specifically, it declares that Schedule 2 of that Act will come into force on 1 July 2002.

What this means:

Laws passed by Parliament often don't take effect immediately. The government must formally "turn them on" by setting a commencement date.
This document does not create new rules itself; it simply activates provisions that Parliament has already approved.
Schedule 2 likely contained specific amendments to citizenship laws (such as residence requirements or application processes), and this proclamation ensured those changes applied from 1 July 2002 rather than immediately or at a later date.

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Proclamation

Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002, fix 1 July 2002 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 2 May 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

GARY HARDGRAVE

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.