1Nauru Island Agreement Act 1932

NAURU ISLAND AGREEMENT.

No. 54 of 1932.

An Act to approve an Agreement made between His Majesty’s Government in London, His Majesty’s Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, and His Majesty’s Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, in relation to the Island of Nauru.

[Assented to 28th November, 1932.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Nauru Island Agreement Act 1932.

Approval of Agreement.

2. The Agreement made between His Majesty’s Government in London, His Majesty’s Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, and His Majesty’s Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, in relation to the Island of Nauru (a copy of which agreement is set forth in the Schedule to this Act) is approved.

THE SCHEDULE.

Agreement between His Majesty’s Government in London, His Majesty’s Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and His Majesty’s Government of the Dominion of New Zealand.

Whereas a Mandate for the administration of the Island of Nauru has been conferred upon His Majesty: And Whereas by an Agreement dated the Second day of July 1919 between His Majesty’s Government in London the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand (hereinafter called the “Contracting Governments”) it is among other things provided that—

“Article 1.

The Administration of the Island shall be vested in an Administrator.

The first Administrator shall be appointed for a term of five years by the Australian Government and thereafter the Administrator shall be appointed in such a manner as the three Governments decide.

The Schedule—continued.

The Administrator shall have power to make ordinances for the peace order and good government of the island subject to the terms of this Agreement and particularly (but so as not to limit the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Article) to provide for the education of children on the island to establish and maintain the necessary police force and to establish and appoint courts and magistrates with civil and criminal jurisdiction”:

And Whereas the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia have appointed Brigadier-General Thomas Griffiths, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., to be the first Administrator.

And Whereas it is expedient to make further provision for the good government of the Island under the terms of the Mandate and of the Treaty of Peace with Germany subject to the terms of the Agreement aforesaid: