Purpose

Subsection 26(1) of the Act requires a person to make a pledge of commitment to become an Australian citizen, unless they are a person to whom paragraphs 26(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act apply. Section 27 of the Act sets out how the pledge of commitment is to be made, and subsection 27(3) provides that the pledge of commitment must be made before a person mentioned in that provision.

Paragraph 27(3)(c) provides that a pledge of commitment may be made before a person who is included in a class of persons authorised under subsection 27(5) of the Act. Subsection 27(5) of the Act provides that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, authorise a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 27(3)(c).

Source:  LIN22074.pdf and LIN22074-Explanatory-Statement.pdf