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Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Act 2023
Act No. 109 of 2023 · Assented 7 December 2023
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In brief
Moves the power to strip Australian citizenship from the Minister to the courts. A court may order it when sentencing someone to at least three years for terrorism, treason, espionage or similar offences, and cannot do so if it would leave them stateless.
Who's affected
- Dual citizens convicted of serious offences
- Courts sentencing terrorism offences
- The Home Affairs Minister
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