Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNote: See subsection 11(5).
(1) Section 11 does not apply to a document required or permitted to be produced in connection with:
(a) the operation of a provision of a migration law that relates to:
(i) an application for, or the grant of, a visa; or
(ii) the cancellation of a visa; or
(iii) the deportation of a person; or
(b) the application of a migration law to a non - citizen who:
(i) does not hold, or is reasonably suspected of not holding, a visa; or
(ii) seeks to enter Australia unlawfully, or is reasonably suspected of seeking to enter Australia unlawfully; or
(iii) seeks to enter the migration zone unlawfully, or is reasonably suspected of seeking to enter the migration zone unlawfully; or
(c) the operation of Division 2, 5, 8 or 11 of Part 2 of the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(d) the operation of Division 1.4, 1.4A or 1.4B of Part 1 of the Migration Regulations 1994.
(2) An expression used in paragraph ( 1)(a) or (b) and in the Migration Act 1958 has the same meaning in that paragraph as it has in that Act.
(3) In this clause:
"migration law" means:
(a) the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(b) regulations under that Act.
2 Exempt citizenship documents
(1) Section 11 does not apply to a document required or permitted to be produced in connection with:
(a) ascertaining whether a person is, or remains, an Australian citizen; or
(b) the operation of a provision of a citizenship law that relates to:
(i) registration; or
(ii) an application for, or the giving of, an approval to become an Australian citizen; or
(iii) an application for, or the giving of, a notice about evidence of Australian citizenship; or
(iv) the cancellation or surrender of a notice about evidence of Australian citizenship; or
(v) the renunciation of Australian citizenship; or
(vi) the revocation of Australian citizenship; or
(c) the operation of a provision of a citizenship law that relates to:
(i) the keeping of a register; or
(ii) the correction of an entry in a register; or
(iii) the cancellation of an entry in a register.
(2) In this clause:
"citizenship law" means:
(a) the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 ; or
(b) regulations under that Act.
3 Schedule does not limit section 13
This Schedule does not, by implication, limit section 13 (which deals with exemptions from Division 2 of Part 2).
Notes to the Electronic Transactions Act 1999
Note 1
The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 162, 1999 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.
Table of Acts
Act | Number | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
162, 1999 | 10 Dec 1999 | 15 March 2000 ( see Gazette 1999, No. GN10) |
| |
100, 2005 | 6 July 2005 | Schedule 1 (item 13) : (a) | -- | |
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 | 21, 2007 | 15 Mar 2007 | Schedule s 1 - 3: 1 July 2007 ( see s. 2(1) and
F2007L01653) | Sch. 3 (items 14, 20) |
33 , 2011 | 25 May 2011 | Schedule
1: 22 June 2011 | -- |
(a) Subsection 2(1) (item 9) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2005 provide s as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
9. Schedule 1, item 13 | Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 11(6)(a) of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 . | 15 March 2000 |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part 1 |
|
S s . 4 , 5 ................. | am. No. 33, 2011 |
ad. No. 33, 2011 | |
Part 2 |
|
Division 1 |
|
S. 8 .................... | am. No. 33, 2011 |
Division 2 |
|
Note to s. 9 ............... | rep. No. 33, 2011 |
S. 10 ................... | am. No. 33, 2011 |
Note to s. 10 .............. | rep. No. 33, 2011 |
S. 11 ................... | am. No. 100, 2005 |
Note to s. 11 .............. | rep. No. 33, 2011 |
Note to s. 12 .............. | rep. No. 33, 2011 |
S. 13 ................... | rep. No. 33, 2011 |
Division 3 |
|
S. 14 ................... | rs. No. 33, 2011 |
ad. No. 33, 2011 | |
S. 15 ................... | am. No. 33, 2011 |
Part 2 A |
|
Part 2A ................. | ad. No. 33, 2011 |
ad. No. 33, 2011 | |
Part 3 |
|
S. 17 ................... | ad. No. 33, 2011 |
Schedule 1 |
|
C. 2 .................. | rs. No. 21, 2007 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007
(No.
21 , 200 7 )
Schedule 3
14 Definition
In this Part:
commencement day means the day on which sections 2A to 54 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 commence.
20 Application-- Electronic Transactions Act 1999
The amendment made by item 27 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to documents required or permitted to be produced on or after the commencement day.