Editing Naturalization (section)

===Australia===
{{Further|Australian nationality law#Citizenship by conferral (formerly known as naturalisation)}}
The ''Australian Citizenship Act 1973'' ended the preferential treatment for British subjects from 1 December 1973.<ref>''Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984'' removed Part II of the ''Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948'', effective 1 May 1987.</ref> People who became permanent residents from 1 July 2007 must have been lawfully resident in Australia for four years before applying for citizenship by conferral.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/become-a-citizen/permanent-resident#Eligibility|title=Become an Australian citizen (by conferral): Permanent residents or New Zealand citizens|website=Australian Government. Dept of Home Affairs|access-date=3 January 2020|quote=Residence requirement: We consider the amount of time you have lived in Australia in the last 4 years.}}</ref> Those who were present in Australia as permanent residents before 1 July 2007 remain subject to the previous residence requirement (in force since 1984, e.g. resident for two years).