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Australian Citizenship Act 2007 - Instrument of Authorisation - Classes of persons authorised to receive pledge of commitment under subsection 27(5) - October 2007

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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.