Flags Amendment Act 1998
The Flags Amendment Act was passed during a period of active debate on changing the Australian Flag and the Australian republic. The Act adds to Section 3 of the Flags Act and provides that the present Australian National Flag can only be replaced if a majority of State and Territory electors qualified to vote for the House of Representatives agree (unless that Act is again amended through the normal processes). Previously the Act provided no mechanism for changing the flag.
Read more about this topic: Flags Act 1953
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