Originally Posted by
nzkarit
Also if you want to be an MP they don't like you being a dual citizen. Or did they change that after a bunch of MPs also had automatic NZ citizenship through parents?
That change would require a referendum. A referendum that would be highly unlikely to pass.
Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
My understanding is the non dual citizen requirement is only for Federal Parliament (both houses). But not for state or territory parliaments.
I don't know about other states, but The New South Wales Constitution allows dual citizens to be MP's, but does not allow sitting MP's to become citizens of another country.
(1) If a Member of either House of Parliament—
(a) fails for one whole Session of the Legislative Council and Assembly to give his attendance in the House of which he is a Member, unless excused in that behalf by the permission of that House entered upon its journals,
(b) takes any oath or makes any declaration or acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience or adherence to any foreign prince or power or does or concurs in or adopts any act whereby he may become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or power or become entitled to the rights, privileges or immunities of a subject of any foreign state or power,
(c) becomes bankrupt or takes the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors,
(d) becomes a public defaulter, or
(e) is convicted of an infamous crime, or of an offence punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of 5 years or more, and is the subject of the operation of subsection (2),
his seat as a Member of that House shall thereby become vacant.