Western Australia

State Flag Act 2006

Western Australia

State Flag Act 2006

CONTENTS

1.Short title1

2.Commencement1

3.Interpretation1

4.The Western Australian State Flag1

Schedule

Notes

Compilation table3

Western Australia

State Flag Act 2006

An Act to declare a certain Flag to be the Western Australian State Flag.

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

Notes

1This is a compilation of the State Flag Act 2006. The following table contains information about that Act.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and Year	Assent	Commencement
State Flag Act 2006	22 of 2006	24 Aug 2006	24 Aug 2006 (see s. 2)