Does declaring marriage to an Irish national signed in Melbourne in 1999 which automatically bestowed Irish post nuptial citizenship on that day satisfy Section 17 of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 to cease Australian citizenship?
Without allegiance sworn to Ireland or residency in Ireland, Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) ceased citizenship with no fact showing dominant purpose required by S17. Moreover, S17 confers no power to anyone to make the discretionary decision on dominant purpose.
Without allegiance sworn to Ireland or residency in Ireland, Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) ceased citizenship with no fact showing dominant purpose required by S17. Moreover, S17 confers no power to anyone to make the discretionary decision on dominant purpose.