The Federation flag

Officially, the current Australian flag is the blue ensign which was adopted with the Flags act 1953 and is representative of maritime/ corporate law. This followed the 1948 Citizenship Act. An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. There are three ensign flags, red (civilian ships), light blue (Royal Australian Air Force) and white (the Royal Australian Navy) all represent maritime/ corporate law.

The flag that represents the Commonwealth of Australia Common Law is the 1901 flag. This is distinct from the red ensign flag.

This short 20 minute video gives a clear description of the flags and the differences between.

The original common law land flag is in the ratio 3:2.



You can purchase various sizes of the 1901 flag from the following business:

Quality Flags

641 South Road Blackforest

Phone/Fax: (08) 8293 1694

Contact: Kathleen Somerville

Email: kathleensomerville@gmail.com

The white flag, may also have value, as it implies that you are a non-combatant, and so protected by the Geneva convention.

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