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{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
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{{Infobox legislation
{{Infobox legislation
| short_title = Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
| short_title = ''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949''
| legislature = [[Parliament of Australia]]
| legislature = [[Parliament of Australia]]
| image = Australian Coat of Arms.png
| image = Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
| long_title = 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.
| long_title = 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.
| introduced_by =
| introduced_by =
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| royal_assent = 25 March 1949
| royal_assent = 25 March 1949
| date_commenced = 1 July 1949
| date_commenced = 1 July 1949
| date_repealed = 16 September 1975
| related_legislation = [[Papua Act 1905]]
| repealed_by = ''[[Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975]]''
| status = Repealed
| status = Repealed
}}
}}


The '''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949''' was an Act passed by the [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]] of the Commonwealth of Australia. It replaced the [[Papua Act 1905]] and the [[New Guinea Act 1920]], and changed the status of [[Papua and New Guinea]] by merging the administrations of the territories of [[Papua (Australian territory)|Papua]] and [[territory of New Guinea|New Guinea]]. The act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by [[Australia]].<ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2797.htm</ref> The Act was repealed by the [[Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975]] upon Papua New Guinea's independence from Australia.
The '''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949''' was an Act passed by the [[Parliament of Australia]]. It replaced the ''[[Papua Act 1905]]'' and the ''[[New Guinea Act 1920]]'', and changed the status of the territories of [[Papua (Australian territory)|Papua]] and [[territory of New Guinea|New Guinea]] by merging their administrations to form [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea|Papua and New Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/panga194991949204/panga194991949204.pdf|title=PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. No. 9 of 1949.|last=|first=|date=|website=austlii.edu.au|access-date=}}</ref> The Act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by [[Australia]].<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2797.htm United States Department of State]</ref> The Act was repealed by the ''[[Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975]]'' which allowed for [[Papua New Guinea]]'s independence from Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A01408/1d161a34-d584-450f-adee-c04b74eba0f8.|title=Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975|last=|first=|date=|website=legislation.gov.au|access-date=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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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

The Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 was an Act passed by the Parliament of Australia. It replaced the Papua Act 1905 and the New Guinea Act 1920, and changed the status of the territories of Papua and New Guinea by merging their administrations to form Papua and New Guinea.[1] The Act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by Australia.[2] The Act was repealed by the Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975 which allowed for Papua New Guinea's independence from Australia.[3]

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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