Statutory Rules 1975 No. 139 REGULATIONS UNDER THE CURRENCY ACT 1965-1973.* I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Currency Act 1965-1973. Dated this fourteenth day of July, 1975. JOHN R. KERR Governor-General. By His Excellency's Command, F. E. STEWART Minister of State for Tourism and Recreation for and on behalf of the Treasurer. Amendments of the Currency Regulations† Standard weight of coins. 1. Regulation 3 of the Currency Regulations is amended by omitting all words from and including the word "specified" and substituting the following word and paragraphs:— "specified— (a) in respect of a coin made on or before 31 December 1974— in the second column of Schedule 1 in relation to the denomination of the coin; and (b) in respect of a coin made on or after 1 January 1975—in the second column of Schedule 2 in relation to the denomination of the coin.". Dimensions of coins. 2. Regulation 5 of the Currency Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:— "(a) in respect of a coin made on or before 31 December 1974— (i) for the shortest diameter of a coin of the denomination of Fifty cents or for the diameter of a coin of another denomination—a length not exceeding the length specified in the third column of Schedule 1 in relation to the denomination of the coin; and (ii) for the thickness of the coin—a thickness not exceeding the thickness specified in the fourth column of Schedule 1 in relation to the denomination of the coin; and * Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 22 July 1975. † Statutory Rules 1966, No. 21, as amended by Statutory Rules 1969, No. 137; and 1970, No. 31. "(b) in respect of a coin made on or after 1 January 1975— (i) for the shortest diameter of a coin of the denomination of Fifty cents or for the diameter of a coin of another denomination—a length not exceeding the length specified in the third column of Schedule 2 in relation to the denomination of the coin; and (ii) for the thickness of the coin—a thickness not exceeding the thickness specified in the fourth column of Schedule 2 in relation to the denomination of the coin.". Remedy in respect of weight of coins. 3. Regulation 6 of the Currency Regulations is amended by omitting all words from and including the word "specified" and substituting the following word and paragraphs:— "specified— (a) in respect of a coin made on or before 31 December 1974— in the fifth column of Schedule 1 in relation to the denomination of the coin; and (b) in respect of a coin made on or after 1 January 1975—in the fifth column of Schedule 2 in relation to the denomination of the coin. The Schedule. 4. The Schedule to the Currency Regulations is repealed and the following Schedules substituted:— SCHEDULE 1 Regulations 3, 5 and 6 Coins made on or before 31 December 1974. First column Second column Third column Fourth column Fifth column Denomination of coin Standard weight Length of shortest diameter or of diameter Thickness Remedy in respect of weight Grains Inches Inches Grains Fifty cents 240.0 1.246 0.110 6 Twenty cents 174.6 1.128 0.099 5 Ten cents 87.3 0.934 0.078 3 Five cents 43.6 0.769 0.061 2 Two cents 80.0 0.855 0.080 3 One cent 40.0 0.695 0.062 2 SCHEDULE 2 Regulations 3, 5 and 6 Coins made on or after 1 January 1975. First column Second column Third column Fourth column Fifth column Denomination of coin Standard weight Length of shortest diameter or of diameter Thickness Remedy in respect of weight Grammes Millimetres Millimetres Grammes Fifty cents 15.55 31.65 2.80 .40 Twenty cents 11.30 28.65 2.52 .33 Ten cents 5.65 23.72 1.98 .20 Five cents 2.83 19.53 1.55 .13 Two cents 5.20 21.72 2.03 .20 One cent 2.60 17.65 1.58 .13 Commencement. 5. The amendments effected by these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1975.