• متى لم يؤد مقدم الطلب، دون سبب معقول، قسم الجنسية في غضون 12 شهرا من تاريخ منحه شهادة الجنسية.
where, if the person were to make an application for grant of citizenship at the current time, they would not meet the requirements listed above; or where a person does not take the Australian Citizenship Pledge within 12 months of being granted a certificate of Australian citizenship without an acceptable reason.