Papua Act 1905

The Papua Act 1905 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which transferred the territory of Papua from Britain to Australia.[1] It formally incorporated Papua as an external territory of Australia and remained in effect until Papua's merger with New Guinea with the passage of the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949.

Papua Act 1905
Parliament of Australia
  • 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.
CitationNo. 9 of 1905
Royal assent16 November 1905
Commenced1 September 1906
Repealed1 July 1949
Introduced byDeakin Government
Amended by
Papua Acts 1920-1940
Repealed by
Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
Status: Repealed

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
  1. "Papua Act 1905". www.legislation.gov.au. Retrieved 23 January 2018.


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