DIAC Minister speech on "Citizenship legislation"

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http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/ ... doorstop_070227.htm

(重要的是这段.)
Citizenship legislation, Sri Lankan unauthorised boat arrivals, nuclear power

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Doorstop: Parliament House, Canberra

E&OE…

MINISTER ANDREWS:

Ladies and gentlemen, overnight the Senate passed significant legislation in relation to citizenship in Australia.  The effect of the legislation is that in the future people will have to spend a period of four years of lawful presence in Australia in order to become a citizen of this country.  That’s a change in terms of the time but also a change in that previously there was a reference to permanent residence rather than lawful residence.  This is important because the Government believes that immigration is a process which should lead to citizenship of the Commonwealth of Australia.  It’s not just an event as signified by the citizenship ceremony, but a process in which we hope that people coming to this country will come to know and understand and share in the values that we commonly share in this country.  And a period of four years is an appropriate time; it’s hard to think that having been here for four years people wouldn’t understand generally the process and the values which are involved.

I should point out that this was the first stage in the citizenship changes which the Government is proposing.  We still have the legislation to come forward for the citizenship tests and that will be coming forward in the Parliament some time in the first half of this year.

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snowberry

这算是立法通过了吧，实施日期还没有说？