Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the 
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: 
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERRITORY. 
1. This Act may be cited as the Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance 
Act 1933. 
2. That part of the territory in the Antarctic seas which comprises all the 
islands and territories, other than Adelie Land, situated south of the 60th degree 
south latitude and lying between the 160th degree east longitude and the 45th 
degree east longitude, is hereby declared to be accepted by the Commonwealth 
as a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth, by the name of the 
Australian Antarctic Territory. 
ORDINANCES. 
3. (1) The Governor-General may make Ordinances having the force of law 
in and in relation to the Territory. 
(2) Every such Ordinance shall — 
(a) be notified in the Gazette; 
(b) take effect from the date of notification, or from such date, 
whether before or after such date of notification, as is specified in 
the Ordinance; and 
(c) be laid before both Houses of the Parliament within thirty days 
of the making thereof, or, if the Parliament is not then sitting, 
within thirty days after the next meeting of the Parliament. 
(3) If either House of the Parliament passes a resolution, of which notice 
has been given at any time within fifteen sitting days after such Ordinance has 
been laid before the House, disallowing the Ordinance, the Ordinance shall 
thereupon cease to have effect. 
BELGIUM 
Area of Claim. None 
Date of Claim. None 
Remarks. Although Belgium has not put forward a claim to any Ant- 
arctic territory, the Belgian Government has indicated that, on the basis 
of the discoveries of the 1897-99 expedition, it would expect to be included 
in any international discussions about the future political status of 
Antarctica. 
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 
Area of Claim. General claims outside Falkland Islands and 
Ross Dependencies 
Date of Claim. 1926 
Remarks. At the Imperial Conference of 1926, the representatives of 
the Commonwealth Governments discussed Antarctic exploration and 
British rights in the area, except for the Falkland Islands Dependencies 
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