Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsPart I
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG
Part II
AUSTRALIAN RED ENSIGN
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 | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
1, 1954 | 14 Feb 1954 | 14 Apr 1954 (a) |
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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 |
9, 1981 | 25 Mar 1981 | 26 Jan 1982 ( see
s. 2 and Gazette 1981, No. G51, | -- | |
2, 1998 | 24 Mar 1998 | 24 Mar 1998 | -- | |
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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |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 |