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Proclamation under the Flags Act 1953
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and noting the fact that the flag reproduced in Schedule 1 and described in Schedule 2 is recognised as the flag of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and a flag of significance to the Australian nation generally, appoint that flag, under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953, to be the flag of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and to be known as the Australian Aboriginal Flag with effect from 1 January 2008.
Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 25 January 2008
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
JOHN FAULKNER
Cabinet Secretary
