Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Citizenship Act 2007
INSTRUMENT OF AUTHORISATION
I, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under subsection 27(5) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (‘the Act’):
REVOKE Instrument IMMI 07/040, signed on 27 June 2007, authorising classes of persons, and the persons from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position, for the purposes of subsection 27(5) of the Act; AND
AUTHORISE the classes of persons, and the persons from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of a position, mentioned in the Schedule to this Instrument, to receive a pledge of commitment.
This Instrument, IMMI 07/080, commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Dated 12 October 2007
KEVIN ANDREWS
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE: Subsection 27(5) of the Act provides that the Minister may, by legislative instrument, authorise a class of persons before whom a pledge of commitment must be made.]
SCHEDULE
Classes of persons authorised to receive pledge of commitment under subsection 27(5)
1. State, Territory, Regional and Area Offices:
A person who:
(a) is an Australian citizen; and
(b) is performing duties under or for the purposes of the Act; and
(c) is for the time being the holder of, or is performing the duties of, a position in a State, Territory, Regional or Area Office of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship being a position classified:
(i) as a Senior Executive Service position; or
(ii) at the level of Executive Levels 1 or 2; or
(iii) at the level of Australian Public Service Levels 4, 5 or 6.
2. Overseas:
A person who:
(a) is an Australian citizen; and
(b) is outside Australia; and
(c) is for the time being the holder of, or is performing the duties of, a position in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship being a position classified:
(i) at the level of Executive Levels 1 and 2; or
(ii) at the level of Australian Public Service Level 6.
3. A person who is an Australian citizen and who is for the time being the holder of, or performing the duties of, any of the following offices:
(a) Australian diplomatic, consular and trade representatives:
(i) High Commissioner;
(ii) Ambassador;
(iii) Minister;
(iv) Chargé d'Affaires;
(v) Chargé d'Affaires ad interim;
(vi) Deputy High Commissioner;
(vii) Consul General;
(viii) Consul, at a post at which he or she is the senior Australian diplomatic representative;
(ix) Trade Commissioner at a post where there is no representative from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
(b) offices in the Australian Capital Territory:
(i) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;
(ii) Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory;
(iii) Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory;
(iv) Minister, Australian Capital Territory Government;
(v) Chief Executive, Chief Minister's Department.
(c) offices in New South Wales:
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, municipality or town;
(iii) Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Sydney Council;
(iv) Chief Executive, Ryde City Council;
(v) General Manager of a Council;
(vi) Administrator of a Council in cases where a Council has been placed under Administration.
(d) offices in the Northern Territory:
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, municipality or town;
(iii) Chief Executive Officer, Town Clerk or Council Clerk of a city, municipality or town;
(iv) President of a shire council;
(v) Shire Clerk of a shire;
(vi) Administrator of the Northern Territory;
(vii) Chairman of the Nhulunbuy Town Board;
(viii) Chairman of the Town Council, Jabiru;
(ix) Chairman, Pine Creek Community Government Council;
(x) Council Chairman, Milingimbi Community Inc;
(xi) Council President, Borroloola Community Government Council;
(xii) Council President, Yuendumu Community Government Council;
(xiii) President, Coomalie Community Government Council;
(xiv) President, Cox Peninsula Community Government Council;
(xv) President, Daguragu Community Government Council;
(xvi) President, Lajamanu Community Government Council;
(xvii) President, Mataranka Community Government Council;
(xviii) Sub-Collector of Customs, Groote Eylandt;
(xix) Customs Officer resident on Groote Eylandt.
(e) offices in Queensland
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, Municipality or town;
(iii) Deputy Mayor, Gold Coast City Council;
(iv) Chief Executive Officer of a local government;
(v) Councillor of the Brisbane City Council;
(vi) Administrator of a Council in cases where a Council has been placed under Administration;
(vii) Chairperson, Injinoo Aboriginal Community & Council;
(viii) Chairperson Palm Island Aboriginal Community & Council;
(ix) Chairman of a Shire Council;
(x) Chairman of a Torres Strait Island Council;
(xi) A person who holds, or is performing the duties of, either of the following positions in Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty Ltd at Weipa:
(a) General Manager of Operations;
(b) Town Manager.
(f) offices in South Australia
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, municipality or town (with the exception of Councillor Peter Davis, the Mayor of Port Lincoln);
(iii) Deputy Mayor of City of Port Lincoln Council;
(iv) Administrator of a Municipality or Council in cases where a Municipality or Council has been placed under Administration;
(v) President of the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners’ Association;
(vi) Secretary, Woomera Board;
(vii) Chairman of a district council;
(vii) Chief Executive Officer of a city council, town council or a district council.
(g) offices in Tasmania:
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, municipality or town;
(iii) Council’s Manager Media & Community Relations, Launceston City Council;
(iv) Corporate Secretary, Launceston City Council;
(v) General Manager of a Council;
(vi) Administrator of a Council in cases where a Council has been placed under Administration;
(vii) Chief Commissioner of a Municipality;
(viii) Warden of a Municipality.
(i) offices in Victoria:
(i) Lord Mayor of Melbourne City Council;
(ii) Mayor of a Municipal Council;
(iii) Chief Executive Officer of a Municipal Council;
(iv) Governor in Council appointed Administrator of a Municipal Council;
(v) Chair of Governor in Council appointed persons (Commissioners) appointed to a new or reconstituted Municipal Council;
(vi) Corporate Directors of Municipal Councils;
(vii) Councillor, Robinvale Ward, Swan Hill Rural City Council.
(j) offices in Western Australia:
(i) Lord Mayor of a city;
(ii) Mayor of a city, municipality or town;
(iii) Deputy Mayor of the City of Stirling;
(iv) Chief Executive Officers of a city, municipality or town;
(v) President of a shire council;
(vi) Chairman of Commissioners in cases where a Council has been placed under Administration;
(vii) Shire Clerk of a shire;
(viii) Councillor, Coastal Ward, Shire of Coorow;
(ix) Councillor, Shire of East Pilbara;
(x) Councillors, Leinster Ward, Shire of Leonora;
(xi) Councillor of the Town of Fitzroy Crossing, Shire of Derby/West Kimberley;
(xii) Councillor of the Town of Kununurra, Shire of Wyndham/East Kimberley;
(xiii) Councillors, Shire of Ashburton;
(xiv) Councillor of the Shire of Moora.
(k) offices in Australian external territories:
(i) Station Leader, Australian Antarctic Base, Casey;
(ii) Station Leader, Australian Antarctic Base, Davis;
(iii) Station Leader, Australian Antarctic Base, Mawson;
(iv) President, Shire of Christmas Island;
(v) Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(vi) President, Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(vii) Administrator, Norfolk Island;
(viii) Vice Chairman, Lord Howe Island Board.