chapter 14 – new zealand citizens in australia - Australian Citizenship

CHAPTER 14 – NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS IN AUSTRALIA
The SCV is not a permanent visa. However, for the period from
1 September 1994 to 26 February 2001, New Zealand citizens who held a
SCV were considered to be permanent residents for citizenship purposes
unless:
- the New Zealand citizen was present as a diplomatic representative
(or their spouse or dependent child) of New Zealand; and
- was the holder of a special purpose visa (granted to certain
diplomats, officials, crew or armed forces and their families).
This was achieved through a declaration under subsection 5(A2) of the Act.
The declaration under subsection 5A(2) of the Act was extended on
29 November 2004 to include certain New Zealand crew members as
permanent residents for citizenship purposes if they:
- were holders of special purpose visas, granted on the basis of the
person’s status as an airline crew member or an airline positioning
crew member; and
- were ‘ordinarily’ resident in Australia.
27 February 2001 to present
On 26 February 2001 a revised social security arrangement was announced
jointly by the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. On the same date,
the Australian Government also announced that New Zealand citizens would
no longer be considered as permanent residents for Australian citizenship
purposes, unless
- they held a permanent visa granted under the Migration Act
1958; or
- were in Australia on 26 February 2001 as holders of a SCV; or
- were outside Australia on 26 February 2001 but were in
Australia as the holder of a SCV for one or more period totalling
12 months in the 2 years prior to 26 February 2001; or
- did not fall within the above two categories but have a Centrelink
certificate, issued under the Social Security Act 1991, that states
that the person was, for the purposes of social security, residing
in Australia on a particular date.
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as at 15 February 2008