Currency Act 1963
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Currency Act 1963 canonical | 2 |
| Currency Act 1963 (Cth) | 1 |
| Decimal Currency Act 1963 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T791746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Currency Act 1963 Context triple: [Australian pound, decimalisationReform, Currency Act 1963]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Commonwealth Bank Act 1911
The Commonwealth Bank Act 1911 was Australian federal legislation that established the Commonwealth Bank, laying the foundation for a national banking system and later central banking functions in Australia.
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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 1963 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Commonwealth Bank Act 1911
The Commonwealth Bank Act 1911 was Australian federal legislation that established the Commonwealth Bank, laying the foundation for a national banking system and later central banking functions in Australia.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
Australian federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian States and Territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian territories
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | decimalisation of Australian currency in 1966 ⓘ |
| category |
Australian economic history
ⓘ
Australian legislation ⓘ currency law ⓘ |
| chamber |
Australian House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives of Australia
Australian Senate ⓘ
linked to:
Senate of Australia
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
| defines | legal tender in Australia under the new decimal system ⓘ |
| enabledIntroductionOf | Australian dollar ⓘ |
| establishedFrameworkFor | conversion from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Currency Act 1965
ⓘ
Decimal Currency Act 1963 ⓘ
linked to:
Currency Act 1963
|
| governs |
issue of decimal coins
ⓘ
status of pre-decimal coins and notes during transition ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Australian legal tender rules
ⓘ
Australian monetary system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Commonwealth Treasury
ⓘ
Reserve Bank of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | monetary law ⓘ |
| legalCitation |
Currency Act 1963 (Cth)
ⓘ
linked to:
Currency Act 1963
|
| legalStatus | in force as amended ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act relating to Currency ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian currency decimalisation program ⓘ |
| providedFor |
denominations of the new decimal currency
ⓘ
regulation of coins and notes under the decimal system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a framework for decimal currency in Australia
ⓘ
to provide for the introduction of a new Australian decimal currency unit ⓘ to provide for the replacement of the Australian pound ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Decimal Currency Board
ⓘ
Reserve Bank Act 1959 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Australian pound ⓘ |
| setsOut | provisions for the transition period to decimal currency ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Currency Act 1963 ⓘ |
| subject |
currency
ⓘ
decimalisation ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | primary legislation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Currency Act 1963
linked to: Currency Act 1963