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Currency Act 1965

No. 95, 1965

Compilation No. 6

Compilation date:   21 October 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 61, 2016

Registered:    15 November 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Currency Act 1965 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
5 Extension to external Territories
6 Act binds the Crown
Part II—Currency
7 Repeal
8 Monetary unit and denominations of money
9 Transactions to be in Australian currency
10 References to previous currency to be construed as references to currency under this Act
11 Payments to be made in currency under this Act
12 Forms
Part III—Coinage
13 Standard composition of coins
13A Standard weight, design and dimension of coins
14 Treasurer may issue coins
14A Issue price of coins of certain denominations
15 Treasurer may issue coins under repealed Acts for limited time
Part IV—Legal tender
16 Legal tender
17 Coins called in not legal tender
Part V—Transitional provisions
18 Transactions may be in previous currency during transition period
19 Payments during and after transition period
20 Concurrent legal tender
21 Duration of section 18
Part VI—Miscellaneous
22 Prohibition of other than official