Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 Passes Parliament 澳大利亚公民入籍测试草案在国会通过
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Today the Australian Parliament passed the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007.
今天,澳大利亚国会通过了澳大利亚公民入籍测试草案Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007.
It is expected that the Citizenship Test will commence on 1 October.
此入籍测试法将在10月1日开始执行。
Australian Citizenship provides for an overriding commitment to Australia, our laws, our values and our community.
It is important that Australian citizens understand the values that guide us and how our society works.
A citizenship test provides the means of ensuring that prospective citizens have such an understanding.
Special arrangements will be made for those with low levels of literacy and those with special needs.
The new test will only apply to those seeking to become citizens, not those migrating and settling in Australia on permanent or provisional visas.