Senators seek to clear citizenship issues

All senators have been asked for details to clear themselves of constitutional issues, but what have they specifically been asked to provide?

WHAT'S ON THE SENATOR CITIZENSHIP FORM?

* Date and place of birth.

* Citizenship held at birth.

* Date of Australian naturalisation.

* Parents' and grandparents' birth details.

* Other factors including adoption, IVF or assumption of citizenship through marriage.

* Steps taken to assure senator has not inherited citizenship of another country from a parent or grandparent.

* Yes/No to question: 'Have you ever been a citizen of any country other than Australia?'

* If 'yes', list the countries you have been a citizen of, and evidence of the date and manner in which your citizenship was renounced or otherwise came to an end.

* Yes/No to question: 'On the date you nominated for election in this 45th Parliament were you a citizen of any country other than Australia?'

* If 'yes', provide evidence of any steps you have taken to renounce the citizenship of the country prior to the date of nomination.

* Yes/No to question: 'Are you now a citizen of any country other than Australia?'

* If 'yes', provide evidence and details of steps taken to renounce citizenship.

* If the senator had foreign citizenship at nomination or now, under what basis does the senator contend they are not disqualified under section 44 of the constitution?

* Signed declaration: 'I declare that I have completed this statement to the best of my knowledge and have attached all evidence relevant to my declarations.'

* Details to be published on Parliament House website, 12 noon on December 4.


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