Currency Act 1963

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The Currency Act 1963 was Australian legislation that established the framework for replacing the Australian pound with a decimal currency system, paving the way for the introduction of the Australian dollar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Parliament of Australia
Australian federal statute
appliesTo Australian States and Territories NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
associatedEvent decimalisation of Australian currency in 1966
category Australian economic history
Australian legislation
currency law
chamber Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Australian Senate NERFINISHED
country Australia
dateEnacted 1963
defines legal tender in Australia under the new decimal system
enabledIntroductionOf Australian dollar NERFINISHED
establishedFrameworkFor conversion from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency
followedBy Currency Act 1965 NERFINISHED
Decimal Currency Act 1963 NERFINISHED
governs issue of decimal coins
status of pre-decimal coins and notes during transition
hasEffectOn Australian legal tender rules
Australian monetary system
historicalPeriod 20th century
implementedBy Commonwealth Treasury NERFINISHED
Reserve Bank of Australia NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
language English
legalArea monetary law
legalCitation Currency Act 1963 (Cth) NERFINISHED
legalStatus in force as amended
legislativeBody Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
longTitle An Act relating to Currency
partOf Australian currency decimalisation program
providedFor denominations of the new decimal currency
regulation of coins and notes under the decimal system
purpose to establish a framework for decimal currency in Australia
to provide for the introduction of a new Australian decimal currency unit
to provide for the replacement of the Australian pound
region Oceania NERFINISHED
relatedTo Decimal Currency Board NERFINISHED
Reserve Bank Act 1959 NERFINISHED
replacedCurrency Australian pound NERFINISHED
setsOut provisions for the transition period to decimal currency
shortTitle Currency Act 1963 NERFINISHED
subject currency
decimalisation
typeOfLegislation primary legislation

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Australian pound decimalisationReform Currency Act 1963