2010-2011

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Police Overseas Service (Territories of Papua and New Guinea) Medal Bill 2011

No.      , 2011

(Mr Morrison)

A Bill for an Act to propose a Medal which may be awarded to members of Australian police forces who served in the Territories of Papua and New Guinea between 1949 and 1973, and for related purposes

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

4............ Minister to seek the Queen’s in-principle agreement to establishment of Medal      2

5............ Medal to be established as soon as practicable subject to the Queen’s in-principle agreement 2

A Bill for an Act to propose a Medal which may be awarded to members of Australian police forces who served in the Territories of Papua and New Guinea between 1949 and 1973, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: