Updated advice on consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Bill [pdf, 247 KB]
...for and be granted New Zealand citizenship if they meet the criteria in ss 4(1)(a)-(d) of the principal Act. This applies to people who: 1 Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill 2023 (277-2). 2 Ministry of Justice, Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill, 9 August 2023. 3 Standing Orders of the House of Representatives 2023, SO 269(2A). a. were bor...