Preamble
AND WHEREAS on 18 June 1975 the House of Assembly nominated 16 September 1975 as the date on which Papua New Guinea is to become independent:
AND WHEREAS on 16 September 1975 Papua New Guinea is to become an independent sovereign state by the name of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, having a constitution established, adopted and given to themselves by the people of Papua New Guinea acting through their Constituent Assembly:
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:
Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975
No. 98 of 1975
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