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7 Pathways to Citizenship 26
7.1 Background 26
7.2 Comments received from consultations / submissions 27
7.3 Discussion 27
7.4 Conclusion 31
7.5 Publishing the questions 32
7.6 Conclusion 32
7.7 Recommendations 33
8 Exemptions and Earned Citizenship 34
8.1 Exemptions 34
8.2 Comments received from consultations / submissions 34
8.3 Discussion 34
8.4 Earned citizenship 35
8.5 Comments received from consultations / submissions 36
8.6 Discussion 36
8.7 Conclusion 36
8.8 Recommendations 38
9 Accessibility, Administration and Resourcing 39
9.1 Background 39
9.2 Regional and overseas access 39
9.3 Requirement to be residentially eligible 40
9.4 Conclusion 40
9.5 Recommendations 41
10 Raising Community Awareness of the Citizenship Test 42
10.1 Background 42
10.2 Prospective citizens actively seeking citizenship 42
10.3 Conclusion 43
10.4 Recommendations 43
10.5 Prospective citizens not actively seeking citizenship 43
10.6 Conclusion 44
10.7 Recommendations 44
11 The General Community and Citizenship – Beyond the Terms of
Reference 45
11.1 Background 45
11.2 Discussion 45
11.3 Conclusion 46
11.4 Recommendations 47
12 Further Observations Beyond the Terms of Reference 48
13 Interim Measures 49
13.1 Recommendations 49
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