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Papua and New Guinea Act 1949

ThePapua and New Guinea Act 1949was an Act passed by theParliament of Australia.It replaced thePapua Act 1905and theNew Guinea Act 1920,and changed the status of the territories ofPapuaandNew Guineaby merging their administrations to formPapua and New Guinea.[1]The Act established local rule, although the territory remained under control byAustralia.[2]The Act was repealed by thePapua New Guinea Independence Act 1975which allowed forPapua New Guinea's independence from Australia.[3]

Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
Parliament of Australia
  • An Act to approve the placing of the Territory of New Guinea under the International Trusteeship System, to provide for the Government of the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, and for other purposes.
Royal assent25 March 1949
Commenced1 July 1949
Repealed16 September 1975
Repealed by
Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975
Status:Repealed

References

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  1. ^"PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. No. 9 of 1949"(PDF).austlii.edu.au.
  2. ^United States Department of State
  3. ^"Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975".legislation.gov.au.


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