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.
Statements (46)
| 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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