New Guinea Act 1920
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| New Guinea Act 1920 | |
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| Parliament of Australia | |
| An Act to make provision for the Acceptance of a Mandate for the Government of certain Territories and Islands in the Pacific Ocean and to make immediate provision for the Civil Government of the said Territories and Islands for other purposes. | |
| Date of Royal Assent | 30 September 1920 |
| Date commenced | 19 May 1921 |
| Related legislation | |
| Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The New Guinea Act 1920 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, which saw the transfer of the territory of German New Guinea from Germany to Australia under terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
The Act formally established New Guinea as a League of Nations Mandated Territory that was to be administered by Australia.[1] The Act remained in effect until New Guinea's merger with Papua following the passage of the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949.
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