Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FLAGS ACT 1953 - SCHEDULE 2--FLAGS

Sections   3 and 4

Part   I

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG

Part   II

AUSTRALIAN RED ENSIGN

Notes to the Flags Act 1953

Note 1

The Flags Act 1953 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No.   1, 1954 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Flags Act 1953	1, 1954	14 Feb 1954	14 Apr 1954 (a)
Flags Act 1954	58, 1954	6 Nov 1954	14 Apr 1954	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Flags Amendment Act 1981	9, 1981	25 Mar 1981	26 Jan 1982 ( see s. 2 and Gazette 1981, No. G51, p. 2)	--
Flags Amendment Act 1998	2, 1998	24 Mar 1998	24 Mar 1998	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3   July 2008	Schedule   4 (item   29 4 ): 4   July 2008	--

(a)   This Act was reserved for Her Majesty's pleasure on 12   December 1953 , the Queen ' s Assent was given on 14   February 1954 and was made known to each House of the Parliament on 15   February 1954 . By a Proclamation dated 8   April 1954 , the Queen ' s Assent was proclaimed in the Gazette on 14   April 1954 ( see Gazette 1954, p. 1179).

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted       am. = amended       rep. = repealed       rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 2 ....................	am. No.   216, 1973
S. 3 ....................	rs. No.   9, 1981
	am. No.   2, 1998
S. 4 ....................	rs. No.   9, 1981
S. 5 ....................	am. No.   73, 2008
S. 7 ....................	am. No.   216, 1973
Heading to the Schedules ....	rep. No.   9, 1981
Heading to First Schedule ....	rep. No.   9, 1981
First Schedule ............	am. No.   58, 1954; No.   216, 1973
Heading to Schedule   1 ......	ad. No.   9, 1981
Schedule   1 ...............	am. No.   9, 1981
Heading to Second Schedule ..	rep. No.   9, 1981
Heading to Schedule   2 ......	ad. No.   9, 1981