Royal Style and Titles Act 1973

No. [114] of 1973

		

			

		[Elizabeth R]

		[19 October 1973]

Royal Style and Titles Act 1973

No. [114] of 1973

										

AN ACT

Relating to the Royal Style and Titles.

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		Whereas, in accordance with the Royal Style and Titles Act 1953,
Her Majesty, by Proclamation dated 28th May, 1953, adopted, as the
Royal Style and Titles to be used in relation to the Commonwealth of
Australia and its Territories, the Style and Titles set forth in the Schedule
to that Act:
		
		And whereas the Government of Australia considers it desirable to
propose to Her Majesty a change in the form of the Royal Style and Titles
to be used in relation to Australia and its Territories:

	10		And whereas the proposed new Style and Titles, being the Style and
Titles set forth in the Schedule to this Act, retains the common element
referred to in the preamble to the Royal Style and Titles Act 1953:
		
		Be it therefore enacted by the Queen, the Senate and the House of
Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
		
		1.  This Act may be cited as the Royal Style and Titles Act 1973.
	Short title.	

2	No.  			          	Royal Style and Titles		1973
		
Assent to
adoption of
new Royal
Style and
Titles in
relation to
Australia.		2.  (1)  The assent of the Parliament is hereby given to the adoption by
Her Majesty, for use in relation to Australia and its Territories, in lieu of
the Style and Titles set forth in the Schedule to the Royal Style and Titles
Act 1953, of the Style and Titles set forth in the Schedule to this Act and
to the issue for that purpose by Her Majesty of Her Royal Proclamation
under such seal as Her Majesty by Warrant appoints.

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		(2)  The Proclamation referred to in sub-section (1) shall be published
in the Gazette and shall have effect on the date upon which it is so
published.

				

			SCHEDULE	Section 2

Royal Style and Titles
		
			Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of
Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of
the Commonwealth.		
			
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I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Royal Style and Titles Bill
1973 which originated in the House of Representatives and has been finally passed by
the Senate and the House of Representatives.

			[J. Pettifer]
		Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives

In THE name of Her Majesty, I assent to this Act.
[ I reserve this proposed law for Her Majesty’s
pleasure]

				[Paul Hasluck]
				Governor-General

					[September 14,] 1973

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