Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 1 of 1954 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 11 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 1
3............ The Australian National Flag .............................................................. 1
4............ The Australian Red Ensign ................................................................. 2
5............ Other flags .......................................................................................... 2
6............ Warrants to use flags .......................................................................... 2
7............ Rules as to use of flags ....................................................................... 2
8............ Flying of Union Jack .......................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--The Australian National Flag and the Australian Red Ensign 3
Schedule 2--Flags 5
Notes 7
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
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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1, 1954 |
14 Feb 1954 |
14 Apr 1954 (a) |
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Flags Act 1954 |
58, 1954 |
6 Nov 1954 |
14 Apr 1954 |
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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, |
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|
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2, 1998 |
24 Mar 1998 |
24 Mar 1998 |
-- |
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73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (item 294): 4 July 2008 |
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(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
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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S. 2...................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 3...................................... |
rs. No. 9, 1981 |
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am. No. 2, 1998 |
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S. 4...................................... |
rs. No. 9, 1981 |
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S. 5...................................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 7...................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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Heading to the Schedules... |
rep. No. 9, 1981 |
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Heading to First Schedule... |
rep. No. 9, 1981 |
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First Schedule..................... |
am. No. 58, 1954; No. 216, 1973 |
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Heading to Schedule 1 ....... |
ad. No. 9, 1981 |
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Schedule 1.......................... |
am. No. 9, 1981 |
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Heading to Second Schedule......................... |
rep. No. 9, 1981 |
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Heading to Schedule 2 ....... |
ad. No. 9, 1981 |