Papua New Guinea Independence (Australian Citizenship) Regulations
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Statutory Rules
1975 No. 180
REGULATIONS UNDER THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA INDEPENDENCE ACT 1975.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975.
Dated this tenth day of September, 1975.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. G. WHITLAM
Prune Minister for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA INDEPENDENCE (AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP) REGULATIONS
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Papua New Guinea Independence (Australian Citizenship) Regulations.
Commencement.
- These Regulations shall come into operation on Independence Day.
Definition.
- In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Australian Citizenship Act 1948-1973.
Acquisition of Papua New Guinea citizenship.
- A person who—
(a) immediately before Independence Day, was an Australian citizen within the meaning of the Act; and
(b) on Independence Day becomes a citizen of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea,
ceases on that day to be an Australian citizen.
Modifications and adaptations of Australian Citizenship Act.
5. The Act is modified and adapted in accordance with the modifications and adaptations specified in the Schedule.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 12 September 1975.
SCHEDULE Regulation 5
MODIFICATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT 1948-1973
| Provision | Modifications and Adaptations |
|---|---|
| Section 5....... | Omit from paragraph (b) of the definition of “Australian consulate” in sub-section (1) “in New Guinea or”.Omit the definition of “New Guinea” in sub-section (1), substitute the following definitions:—“‘New Guinea’ has the same meaning as ‘the Territory of New Guinea” had in the Papua New Guinea Act 1949-1975 immediately before 16 September 1975;‘Papua’ has the same meaning as ‘the Territory of Papua’ had in the Papua New Guinea Act 1949-1975 immediately before 16 September 1975;”. |