Section 35 — Ex-citizen visas

35 Ex-citizen visas

(1) There is a class of permanent visas to remain in, but not re-enter, Australia, to be known as ex-citizen visas.

(2) A person who:

(a) before 1 September 1994, ceased to be an Australian citizen while in the migration zone; and

(b) did not leave Australia after ceasing to be a citizen and before that date;

is taken to have been granted an ex-citizen visa on that date.

(3) A person who, on or after 1 September 1994, ceases to be an Australian citizen while in the migration zone is taken to have been granted an ex-citizen visa when that citizenship ceases.

(4) Subdivisions AA, AB, AC (other than section 68) and AH do not apply in relation to ex-citizen visas.