The Papua Act 1905 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which transferred the territory of Papua from Britain to Australia.[1] It formally incorporated Papua as an external territory of Australia and remained in effect until Papua's merger with New Guinea with the passage of the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949.
| Papua Act 1905 | |
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| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Citation | No. 9 of 1905 |
| Royal assent | 16 November 1905 |
| Commenced | 1 September 1906 |
| Repealed | 1 July 1949 |
| Introduced by | Deakin Government |
| Amended by | |
| Papua Acts 1920-1940 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Act
editAn Act to provide for the acceptance of British New Guinea as a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth, and for the Government thereof.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Papua Act 1905". www.legislation.gov.au. 16 November 1905. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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