2002-2003-2004

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Flags Amendment (Eureka Flag) Bill 2004

No.      , 2004

(Senator Marshall)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Flags Act 1953 to recognise the Eureka Flag as an official flag of Australia, and for related purposes

 

Contents

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Flags Act 1953 to recognise the Eureka Flag as an official flag of Australia, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flags Amendment (Eureka Flag) Act 2004.

2  Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

 

Schedule 1--Amendment of the Flags Act 1953

1  After section 4

Insert:

4A  The Eureka Flag

The flag described in Schedule 3, being the flag a reproduction of which is set out in Schedule 4, shall be known as the Eureka Flag or the Southern Cross Flag.

2  After Schedule 2

Insert:

Schedule 3--The Eureka Flag

(1) The Eureka Flag or Southern Cross Flag is a blue flag and has:

(a) the proportion of 13:20 (width:length);

(b) a white cross in the centre of the flag, each arm of the cross not extending to the edge of the flag as specified in Table C;

(c) an eight pointed white star centred over the ends of each arm of the cross as specified in Table D;

(d) a larger eight pointed star over the centre of the cross as specified in Table D;

(e) each star with a blue border in the same colour as the background.

Table C--The Cross

* Expressed in fractions of length of the flag

 

Table D--The Stars and Borders

Schedule 4--The Eureka (Southern Cross) Flag

Schedule 1  Amendment of the Flags Act 1953

 

Amendment of the Flags Act 1953 Schedule 1

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