Australian Capital Territory
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932    
A1932-3
Republication No 1A
Effective:  9 December 1998 – 11 September 2001
Republication date: 29 July 2013
Last amendment made by A1998-54

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932 effective from 9 December 1998 to 11 September 2001.
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Editorial changes
The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996, part 3, division 2 authorised the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation (Republication) Act 1996, s 14 and s 16).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

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city of canberra arms act 1932
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 9 December 1998
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Repeal
	3.	Interpretation
	4.	Unauthorised use of City of Canberra Arms

An Act for the Protection of the Arms of the City of Canberra
1. 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932.1
2. 	Repeal
	The Federal Capital Commission’s Arms Ordinance 1929 is repealed.
3. 	Interpretation
	In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“City of Canberra Arms” means the Arms and Crest of the City of Canberra granted by Royal Warrant to the Federal Capital Commissioners, Australia, appointed under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924-1928, and their successors in their corporate capacity, and includes the Supporters to those Arms.
4. 	Unauthorised use of City of Canberra Arms
(1) 	Any person who, without the authority of the Minister (proof whereof shall lie upon the person accused), assumes or uses in connexion with any trade, business, calling or profession, the City of Canberra Arms or Arms or any device or design so nearly resembling the City of Canberra Arms as to be likely to deceive shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty:  
	(a)	if the offender is a natural person—30 penalty units;
	(b)	if the offender is a body corporate—150 penalty units. 
(2) 	Without limiting the meaning of the preceding subsection, the City of Canberra Arms or Arms or any device or design so nearly resembling the City of Canberra Arms as to be likely to deceive shall be deemed to be assumed or used by a person in connexion with any trade, business, calling or profession if they are applied (whether as a trade mark or otherwise) to any goods manufactured, produced, sold or offered for sale by that person.

NOTES
1.	The City of Canberra Arms Act 1932 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 3, 1932 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
	Citation of Laws—The Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 (No. 21, 1989) altered the citation of most Ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.  That Act also affects references in ACT laws to Commonwealth Acts.
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 (No. 51, 1996) authorises the Parliamentary Counsel in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  Those amendments make no change in the law.  Amendments made pursuant to that Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

City of Canberra Arms Ordinance 1932	3, 1932	11 Feb 1932	11 Feb 1932		
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966
	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—	
Self-Government day 11 May 1989
Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number 
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

(Reprinted as at 31 May 1991)	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	54, 1998	27 Nov 1998	Ss. 1 and 2:  27 Nov 1998
Remainder:  9 Dec 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. 49, p. 1078)
	—	

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 4	am. No. 19, 1966; Act No. 54, 1998

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