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[ • ]Member's bill · 2023 · Introduction

Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Bill

20% chance of passing

Where it is in Parliament

Introduction
First Reading
Select Committee
Second Reading
Committee of Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Enacted
What the official record says
This Act is the Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent. This Part amends the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982. In section 6, after , insert . After section 7(2), insert: A person granted New Zealand citizenship under — may later apply for and be granted citizenship under subsection (1)(b)(i); but may not later apply for or be granted citizenship under subsection (1)(b)(ii). After section 7, insert: A person to whom any 1 or more of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 4(1) apply may apply in the prescribed manner to the Minister of Internal Affairs for New Zealand citizenship under this section. A mother’s or father’s New Zealand citizenship granted under this section is not a basis for citizenship by descent fo
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