Western Australia
State Flag Act 2006
Western Australia
State Flag Act 2006
CONTENTS
1. Short title 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Interpretation 2
4. The Western Australian State Flag 2
Schedule
Western Australia
State Flag Act 2006
No. 22 of 2006
An Act to declare a certain Flag to be the Western Australian State Flag.
[Assented to 24 August 2006]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the State Flag Act 2006.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3. Interpretation
In this Act “the Western Australian State Flag” means the flag declared to be the Western Australian Flag by section 4 of this Act.
4. The Western Australian State Flag
The flag described in Part 1 of the Schedule, being the flag a reproduction of which is set out in Part 2 of the Schedule, is declared to be the Western Australian State Flag.
Schedule
Part 1
The Western Australian State Flag is a blue flag with —
(a) the Union flag occupying the upper quarter next to the staff; and
(b) depicting a black swan (cygnus atratus) on a circle of yellow situated centrally in the fly (the half of the flag furthest from the staff) and facing the staff.
Part 2
THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE FLAG
By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer