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{{Infobox legislation
| short_title = Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
| legislature = [[Parliament of Australia]]
| image = Australian Coat of Arms.png
| 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 =
| datepassed =
| royal_assent = 25 March 1949
| date_commenced = 1 July 1949
| related_legislation = [[Papua Act 1906]]
| status = Repealed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 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>


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[[Category:1949 in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:1949 in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:1949 in international relations]]
[[Category:1949 in international relations]]
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of Australia]]
[[Category:Repealed Acts of the Parliament of Australia]]
[[Category:Territory of Papua and New Guinea]]
[[Category:Territory of Papua and New Guinea]]



Revision as of 13:36, 16 May 2015

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
Related legislation
Papua Act 1906
Status: Repealed


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

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