Overview of the Disallowable Legislative Instrument

The Disallowable Legislative Instrument amends the Australian Citizenship Regulation 2016 (the Citizenship Regulation) to remove a duplicated requirement to provide English language translations as part of citizenship applications.

The citizenship application form, which must be completed in order to make an application under section 46 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, requires an applicant to provide an official English translation of any documents provided that are not in English. Section 14 of the Citizenship Regulation also provides this requirement. The Disallowable Legislative Instrument repeals section 14 to remove this duplication, removing any confusion and streamlining processing. There is no adverse or practical impact on applicants or applications.

Source: Australian-citizenship-amendment-Translation-Requirements-for-Applications-Regs-2022.pdf and

Australian-Citizenship-Amendment-Translation-Requirements-for-Applications-Regs-2022-Explanatory-Statement.pdf