Nationality — Creation of new State — Independence of former territory — Attribution of nationality on independence — Whether persons born in territory losing nationality of former sovereign — Dual nationality — Rights of residence — Persons born in Papua — Whether entitled to Australian citizenship on independence of Papua New Guinea

States — Independence — Creation of new State — Nationality of persons born in new State — Sovereignty over territory including power to relinquish that territory — Independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia — The law of Australia