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FLAGS ACT 1953 - SCHEDULE 1--THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG AND THE AUSTRALIAN RED ENSIGN

FLAGS ACT 1953 - SCHEDULE 1--THE

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG AND THE AUSTRALIAN RED ENSIGN

Sections   3 and 4

  1.   The Australian National Flag is a blue flag, and the Australian Red Ensign is a red flag, the design of each of which is specified in clause   1A.

  1A.   Each of the flags referred to in clause   1 has:

  (a)   the Union Jack occupying the upper quarter next the staff;

  (b)   a large white star (representing the 6 States of Australia and the Territories) in the centre of the lower quarter next the staff and pointing direct to the centre of St George's Cross in the Union Jack, as specified in Table A; and

  (c)   5 white stars (representing the Southern Cross) in the half of the flag further from the staff, as specified in Table B.

Table A--Commonwealth Star

Position of Centre

Outer Diameter

Inner Diameter

Number of Points

On middle line (parallel with the hoist edge of flag) of Union Jack (produced), one - quarter width of flag from bottom edge of flag

 

Three - tenths of width of flag

Four - ninths of outer diameter

Seven

 

Table B--Stars of the Southern Cross

 

Position of Centre

Outer Diameter

Inner Diameter

Number

Name

The fractions are fractions of
width of flag

In fractions of outer diameter

of
Points

Alpha Crucis

On middle line, one - sixth from bottom edge

One - seventh

Four - ninths

Seven

Beta Crucis

One - quarter from middle line, at right angles on left to a point on middle line one - sixteenth above centre of fly

One - seventh

Four - ninths

Seven

Gamma Crucis

On middle line one - sixth from top edge

One - seventh

Four - ninths

Seven

Delta Crucis

Two - ninths from middle line at right angles on right to a point one - fifteenth above a point on middle line one - sixteenth above centre of fly

One - seventh

Four - ninths

Seven

Epsilon Crucis

One - tenth from middle line at right angles on right to a point on middle line one twenty - fourth below centre of fly

One - twelfth

Four - ninths

Five

  2.   In Table A and Table B, "width of flag" means the measurement of the hoist edge of the flag.

  3.   In Table B, "middle line" means a straight line, parallel with the hoist edge of the flag, and dividing the fly into two equal parts.