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Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933

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Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933.

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Ordinance means an Ordinance made under this Act.

the Islands means the Ashmore Islands and Cartier Island.

the Territory means the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands.

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