Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879

Queensland Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Current as at 5 December 1994—revised version Reprint note— This reprint has been reformatted to reflect current drafting styles. This version was updated on 12 February 2014.

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Queensland Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Contents 1 Schedule Page Governor to issue proclamation—Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .................................................. 5 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 6 7

Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 5 December 1994] An Act to provide that certain islands in Torres Straits and lying between the continent of Australia and the island of New Guinea shall become part of the Colony of Queensland and subject to the laws in force therein Preamble—Schedule Whereas by letters patent under the great seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date the 10th October in the 42nd year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Her said Majesty did authorise the Governor for the time being of the Colony of Queensland by proclamation under the Governor’s hand and the public seal of the Colony to declare that from and after a day to be therein mentioned certain islands which are described in the schedule hereto should be annexed to and form part of the said Colony. And in the said letters patent it was provided that the said Governor is not to issue such proclamation as aforesaid until the Legislature of the said Colony shall have passed a law providing that the said islands shall on the day aforesaid become part of the said Colony and subject to the laws in force therein. And in the said letters patent it was also provided that the application of the said laws to the said islands might be modified either by such proclamation as aforesaid or by any law or laws to be from time to time passed by the Legislature of this Colony for the Government of the said islands so annexed. And whereas it is desirable that the said islands shall be annexed to and form part of the said Colony of Queensland. Current as at 5 December 1994 revised version Page 3

Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 [s 1] 1 Governor to issue proclamation—Schedule From and after such day as His Excellency the Governor of Queensland shall by such proclamation under the Governor’s hand and the public seal of the Colony as is authorised by the said letters patent mention and appoint for that purpose the islands described in the Schedule shall be annexed to and become part of the Colony of Queensland and shall be and become subject to the laws in force therein. Editor’s note— The islands were annexed from 1 August 1879, by proclamation published Gazette 21 July 1879. Page 4 Current as at 5 December 1994 revised version

Schedule Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Schedule section 1 Certain islands in Torres Straits and lying between the continent of Australia and island of New Guinea that is to say all Islands included within a line drawn from Sandy Cape northward to the south-eastern limit of Great Barrier Reefs thence following the line of the Great Barrier Reefs to their north-eastern extremity near the latitude of 9 1 / 2 º south thence in a north-westerly direction embracing East Anchor and Bramble Cays thence from Bramble Cays in a line west by south (south 79º west) true embracing Warrior Reef Saibai and Tuan Islands thence diverging in a north-westerly direction so as to embrace the group known as the Talbot Islands thence to and embracing the Deliverance Islands and onwards in a west by south direction (true) to the meridian of 138º of east longitude. Current as at 5 December 1994 revised version Page 5

Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Endnotes Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 3 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised version = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered 3 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further Page 6 Current as at 5 December 1994 revised version

Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 Endnotes details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email legislation.queries@oqpc.qld.gov.au. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Reprint No. 1 Amendments to 1903 3 Edw 7 No. 10 Effective 24 June 1879 Reprint date 5 December 1994 Current as at 5 December 1994 rv Amendments included 1903 3 Edw 7 No. 10 Notes RA s 35 4 List of legislation Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 43 Vic No. 1 date of assent 24 June 1879 commenced on date of assent Note—The short title of this Act was given by the Acts Citation Act 1903 amending legislation— Acts Citation Act 1903 3 Edw 7 No. 10 s 8(1) sch 1 date of assent 13 November 1903 commenced on date of assent © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Current as at 5 December 1994 revised version Page 7