Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews yesterday released a 42-page draft booklet, from which the 20 questions for the controversial citizenship test will be drawn.
In consultation with the Department of Employment and Workplace
Relations (DEWR) the Minister has updated the MODL. Information
provided by DEWR is based on DEWR’s skills-in-demand research. There
are 10 occupations added to the MODL (3 professional, 1 ICT occupation
and 6 trade occupations). One trade occupation has been removed from
the MODL.
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The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (the new Act) replaces the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (the old Act).
The purpose of the new Act is to set out how a person may become an Australian citizen, how citizenship may be evidenced and how a person may cease to be a citizen.
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From 1 July 2007, the Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007 will commence, repealing the Australian Citizenship Regulations 1960 to prescribe various matters under the new Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
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From 1 July 2007 , the Immigration (Education) Regulations 1992 (‘the Regulations’) are amended to effect the annual adjustment of fees for prescribed English courses for migrants and other persons prescribed in section 4 of the Imm igration (Education) Act 1992. more
