Currency Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 1491 __________________

Currency Regulations 2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 19 June 1991.

BILL HAYDEN Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

R. McMULLAN Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer for and on behalf of the Treasurer ____________

1. Amendment 1.1 The Currency Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

2. Regulation 4 (Designs of coins) 2.1 Subparagraphs 4 (b) (i) and (ii): Add at the end "and".

2.2 Paragraph 4 (b): After subparagraph (iii), insert: "(iiia) in the case of a coin of the denomination of $10 the composition of which is not less than 99.9% silver—4 coarse milled segments each approximately 10.25 millimetres in length separated by 4 plain segments each approximately 29 millimetres in length; and (iiib)in the case of a coin of the denomination of $50 the composition of which is not less than 99.9% silver—4 coarse milled segments each approximately 15.40 millimetres in length separated by 4 plain segments each approximately 43 millimetres in length; and (iiic)in the case of a coin of the denomination of $150 the composition of which is not less than 99.9% silver—4 coarse milled segments each approximately 20.50 millimetres in length separated by 4 plain segments each approximately 58 millimetres in length; and".

_____________________________________________ NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 June 1991.

2. Statutory Rules 1966 No. 21 as amended by 1969 No. 137; 1970 No. 31; 1975 No. 139; 1977 No. 17; 1980 No. 288; 1981 Nos. 199 and 344; 1984 No. 29; 1985 Nos. 241 and 369; 1986 Nos. 83 and 358; 1987 Nos. 142, 196 and 300; 1988 Nos. 31, 45, 137, 200 and 380; 1989 Nos. 103, 229, 231, 252 and 278; 1990 Nos. 60, 300 and 459; 1991 No. 31.