9Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship

9 Fee on lodgment of application for grant of certificate of Australian citizenship

(1) Subject to subregulations (1A), (1AA), (1B), (1C) and (2), a fee of $120 is payable on the lodgment of an application under section 13 of the Act for the grant of a certificate of Australian citizenship.

(1A) The fee payable under subregulation (1) is $20 if the applicant:

(a) produces evidence, issued by Centrelink, that identifies the applicant as the recipient of at least 1 of the following:

(i) an age pension under Part 2.2 of the Social Security Act 1991;

(ii) a disability support pension under Part 2.3 of that Act;

(iii) a carer payment under Part 2.5 of that Act;

(iv) a mature age allowance under Part 2.12A or 2.12B of that Act;

(v) a special benefit under Part 2.15 of that Act which the applicant has been receiving for at least 46 of the previous 52 weeks; or

(b) produces evidence, issued by Centrelink, that identifies the applicant as a person who is over 60 years old at the time of application for grant of a certificate, and the recipient of at least 1 of the following for at least the period of 9 months immediately before the application:

(i) a widow allowance under Part 2.8A of the Social Security Act 1991;

(ii) a parenting payment under Part 2.10 of that Act;

(iii) a newstart allowance under Part 2.12 of that Act;

(iv) a sickness allowance under Part 2.14 of that Act;

(v) a special benefit under Part 2.15 of that Act;

(vi) a partner allowance under Part 2.15A of that Act; or

(c) produces evidence, issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, that identifies the applicant as the recipient of at least 1 of the following:

(i) an age service pension under Division 3 of Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;

(ii) an invalidity service pension under Division 4 of Part III of that Act;

(iii) an income support supplement under Part IIIA of that Act.

(1AA) The fee payable under subregulation (1) is $20 if the applicant:

(a) is the partner of the recipient of a pension, allowance, payment, benefit or supplement mentioned in subregulation (1A), other than a partner allowance under Part 2.15A of the Social Security Act 1991; and

(b) produces evidence, issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, that identifies the applicant as the recipient of a means-tested pension, allowance, payment, benefit or supplement; and

(c) is the recipient of that means-tested pension, allowance, payment, benefit or supplement because the applicant is the partner of the recipient of a pension, allowance, payment, benefit or supplement listed in subregulation (1A), other than a partner allowance under Part 2.15A of the Social Security Act 1991.