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Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
Parliament of Australia
	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. ;
Royal assent	25 March 1949
Commenced	1 July 1949
Related legislation
	Papua Act 1905
	Status: Repealed

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The Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 was an Act passed by the 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 and New Guinea. The act established local rule, although the territory remained under control by Australia.^[1]

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 | royal_assent = 25 March 1949
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 | status = Repealed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 1906]] 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 '''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>
 ==References==