Currency Act 1965
E442517
The Currency Act 1965 is an Australian federal law that completed the transition to decimal currency by establishing the dollar and cent system and related monetary arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Currency Act 1965 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Currency Act 1965 Context triple: [Currency Act 1963, followedBy, Currency Act 1965]
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A.
Currency Act 1963
The Currency Act 1963 was Australian legislation that established the framework for replacing the Australian pound with a decimal currency system, paving the way for the introduction of the Australian dollar.
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B.
Reserve Bank Act 1959
The Reserve Bank Act 1959 is an Australian federal law that created the Reserve Bank of Australia and defines its powers, functions, and responsibilities as the nation’s central bank.
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C.
Australian Notes Act 1910
The Australian Notes Act 1910 was a key federal law that established Commonwealth-issued paper currency and laid the foundation for a unified national monetary system in Australia.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the foundational legislation that established the Reserve Bank of India and provides the legal framework for monetary policy, currency issuance, and regulation of the Indian financial system.
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E.
Central Bank of Malaysia Act
The Central Bank of Malaysia Act is the primary legislation that establishes and regulates Malaysia’s central bank, defining its monetary policy mandate, powers, and responsibilities over the national currency and financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Currency Act 1965 Target entity description: The Currency Act 1965 is an Australian federal law that completed the transition to decimal currency by establishing the dollar and cent system and related monetary arrangements.
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A.
Currency Act 1963
The Currency Act 1963 was Australian legislation that established the framework for replacing the Australian pound with a decimal currency system, paving the way for the introduction of the Australian dollar.
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B.
Reserve Bank Act 1959
The Reserve Bank Act 1959 is an Australian federal law that created the Reserve Bank of Australia and defines its powers, functions, and responsibilities as the nation’s central bank.
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C.
Australian Notes Act 1910
The Australian Notes Act 1910 was a key federal law that established Commonwealth-issued paper currency and laid the foundation for a unified national monetary system in Australia.
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D.
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the foundational legislation that established the Reserve Bank of India and provides the legal framework for monetary policy, currency issuance, and regulation of the Indian financial system.
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E.
Central Bank of Malaysia Act
The Central Bank of Malaysia Act is the primary legislation that establishes and regulates Malaysia’s central bank, defining its monetary policy mandate, powers, and responsibilities over the national currency and financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
Australian federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Commonwealth of Australia and its territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth of Australia
|
| chamber |
Australian House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives of Australia
Australian Senate ⓘ
linked to:
Senate of Australia
|
| classification |
economic legislation
ⓘ
financial regulation legislation ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines | legal tender in terms of Australian dollars and cents ⓘ |
| definesSubunit | Australian cent ⓘ |
| definesUnit | Australian dollar ⓘ |
| enablingAuthority | section 51(xii) of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| establishes | monetary unit of account for Australia ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Australian financial system
ⓘ
pricing and accounting practices in Australia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | completed Australia’s transition from imperial to decimal currency ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy | transition to decimal currency in Australia ⓘ |
| introducedSystem | dollar and cent currency system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
currency regulation
ⓘ
monetary law ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor |
Australian banknotes
ⓘ
Australian coins ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act relating to Currency ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian monetary law framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the Australian dollar and cent system of currency
ⓘ
to make provision for legal tender in Australia ⓘ to provide for decimal currency in Australia ⓘ to regulate Australian coins and notes as currency ⓘ |
| regulates |
denominations of Australian coins
ⓘ
legal tender limits for coins ⓘ standard of fineness and weight of Australian coins ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Notes Act 1910
ⓘ
Coinage Act 1909 ⓘ Decimal Currency Act 1963 ⓘ
linked to:
Currency Act 1963
Reserve Bank Act 1959 ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | pounds shillings and pence currency system ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Currency Act 1965 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectOf | decimal currency reform in Australia ⓘ |
| subunitRelation | 1 Australian dollar = 100 Australian cents ⓘ |
| typeOfCurrency | decimal currency ⓘ |
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Subject: Currency Act 1965 Description of subject: The Currency Act 1965 is an Australian federal law that completed the transition to decimal currency by establishing the dollar and cent system and related monetary arrangements.
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