39   Requirements as to citizenship etc

(1979 Act, s 111)

(1)  A person is eligible to be appointed as an officer only if the person is:

(a)  an Australian citizen, or

(b)  a person resident in Australia whose continued presence in Australia is not subject to any limitation as to time imposed by or in accordance with law.

(2)  A person who is seeking appointment as an officer must, if so required by or under the regulations, produce such evidence with respect to the person’s Australian citizenship or entitlement to reside in Australia as the regulations require.

(3)  An officer who is not an Australian citizen and who ceases to satisfy or does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) (b) is no longer eligible to continue in employment as an officer in the Public Service.

(4)  The Governor shall dismiss from the Public Service an officer who is no longer eligible to continue in employment as an officer by virtue of subsection (3).