Currency Determination No. 6 of 1992 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Currency Act 1965

Currency Determination No. 6 of 1992

I, ROBERT MCMULLAN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, make the following Determination under the Currency Act 1965.

Dated 17 January, 1992.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer for and on behalf of the Treasurer

Citation 1. This Determination may be cited as Currency Determination No. 6 of 1992.

[NOTE: This Determination commences on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, ss.46a and 48.]

Interpretation 2. In this Determination: "$25 coin" means: (a) a Princess Margaret coin; or (b) a Princess of Wales coin; or (c) a Princess Royal coin; or (d) a Queen Mother coin; "Act" means the Currency Act 1965;

"Princess Margaret coin" means a coin: (a) of the denomination of $25; and (b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and (c) the design of which is set out in clause 7 of this Determination; "Princess of Wales coin" means a coin: (a) of the denomination of $25; and (b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and (c) the design of which is set out in clause 8 of this Determination; "Princess Royal coin" means a coin: (a) of the denomination of $25; and (b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and (c) the design of which is set out in clause 9 of this Determination; "Queen Mother coin" means a coin: (a) of the denomination of $25; and (b) the specifications of which are set out in clauses 3 to 6 (inclusive) of this Determination; and (c) the design of which is set out in clause 10 of this Determination.

Schedule to the Act 3. The Act has effect, on and after 19 July 1992, as if the reference in the Schedule to the Act, opposite to the reference to the denomination "Twenty-five dollars", to the standard composition of coins of that denomination were a reference to the standard compositions "not less than 99.99% gold", "not less than 99.95% platinum" and "92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal".