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Citizenship Act 1977

4: Administration of Act

You could also call this:

"Who's in charge of making sure the Citizenship Act is followed"

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The Secretary for Internal Affairs is in charge of making sure this Act is followed, but they have to listen to the Minister. You can think of the Minister as the boss who oversees the Secretary. The Secretary's job is to administer this Act, which means they make sure everything runs smoothly.

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4Administration of Act

  1. Subject to the control of the Minister, the Secretary for Internal Affairs is responsible for the administration of this Act.