Western Australia: State Flag Act 2006 (WA)

Western Australia State Flag Act 2006 Western Australia State Flag Act 2006 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. The Western Australian State Flag 1 Schedule — Western Australian State flag Part 1 — Description of flag Part 2 — Western Australian State flag Notes Compilation table 3 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 — Western Australian State flag [s. 4] [Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 36(2).] Part 1 — Description of flag [Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 36(2).] 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 — Western Australian State flag [Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 36(3)(a).] [Part 2 amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 36(3)(b).] Notes 1 This is a compilation of the State Flag Act 2006 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. 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) Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 36 19 of 2010 28 Jun 2010 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)