Papua Act 1905
| Papua Act 1905 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Australia | |
| |
| Citation | Papua Act 1905 (Cth) No. 9 of 1905 |
| Assented to | 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| Repealed | 1 July 1949 |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| Repealed by | |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| Status: Repealed | |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 Papua Act 1905 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which transferred the territory of Papua from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Australia.[1] It formally incorporated Papua as an external territory of Australia and remained in effect until Papua's merger with the Territory of New Guinea with the passage of the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949.
The Act
An 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
- ^ a b Papua Act 1905 (Cth)