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Australian Values › Citizenship
What is expected of new Australian citizens in terms of obeying the law?
- Laws may be selectively followed based on cultural background
- Only federal laws are binding on new citizens
- All Australian laws must be obeyed, even if they differ from laws in a person's country of origin
- Only Australian-born laws need to be followed
Why this is the correct answer
All Australian laws — federal, state, territory and local — apply equally to all people living in Australia, including new citizens. No person is exempt from Australian law because of their cultural background, previous legal systems they lived under, or personal beliefs.