Second Reading Speeches

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Service Requirement) Bill 2012

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
ROBERT, Stuart, MP
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
43

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Summary

Amends the

Australian Citizenship Act 2007
to ensure that spouses and dependent children of eligible Australian Defence Force (ADF) lateral transfer members (persons who have served in another nation’s armed forces and have migrated to Australia to join the ADF) are eligible for citizenship at the same time as the ADF lateral transfer member.

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