The Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975 was an Act passed by the

Parliament of Australia The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament, also called the Commonwealth Parliament) is the legislature, legislative branch of the government of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch (represented by the ...

. It replaced the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949, and changed the status of the

Territory of Papua and New Guinea The Territory of Papua and New Guinea, officially the Administrative Union of the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New G ...

to that of an independent

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The Act set 16 September 1975 as date of Papua New Guinea's independence and terminated all remaining sovereign and legislative powers of Australia over the country.

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Australia and the Commonwealth of Nations Papua New Guinea and the Commonwealth of Nations Politics of Papua and New Guinea 1975 in Australian law 1975 in Papua New Guinea 1975 in international relations Acts of the Parliament of Australia Politics of Papua New Guinea {{Australia-stub