Coming in off the long run for the afternoon session of the #Citizenship7 hearing at the High Court in Canberra. #auspolpic.twitter.com/XjCizNiKGM
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Next up is Bret Walker SC, who is representing Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce and deputy leader Fiona Nash.
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Joyce and Nash didn't know they'd acquired foreign citizenship by descent. As soon as they knew, each took steps to renounce, Walker says.
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Walker tells High Court it's different if one knows of dual citizenship and does nothing. His clients are in opposite position
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Walker: once one knows of dual citizenship, they ought be disqualified, unless they can point to reasonable steps taken to relinquish.
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Bret Walker SC wraps up. David Bennett QC, representing Nationals senator Matt Canavan, is next to the dispatch box.
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Canavan has never sought Italian citizenship nor travelled to Italy, Bennett tells High Court.
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Bennett says Italian law changed when Canavan was aged 2, inadvertently making he and his mum Italian citizens by descent.
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However, material before the court suggests Canavan's Italian citizenship shouldn't be considered automatic, Bennett says.
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That's stumps on day one of
#Citizenship7 hearing at High Court in Canberra. They'll be back at 10.15am tomorrow morning.#auspolShow this thread
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