Nauru Independence Act 1967

Nauru Independence Act 1967
Parliament of Australia
Long title An Act relating to Nauru.
Citation	No. 103, 1967
Royal assent	10 November 1967
Effective	31 January 1968
Codification
Acts repealed	Nauru Act 1965 various others
Introduced by	Charles Barnes (House) John Gorton (Senate)
Summary
Granted Nauru independence from Australia.
Status: Current legislation

The Nauru Independence Act 1967^[1] is an act of the Parliament of Australia which resulted in the independence of Nauru and the end of its status as a UN trust territory administered by Australia.

The act authorised the Australian government to proclaim a date for Nauruan independence – subsequently set as 31 January 1968 – upon which Australia would relinquish all authority over Nauru and all existing Australian legislation relating to Nauru would be repealed. It also authorised the Nauru Legislative Council to convene a constitutional convention and enact a national constitution.