Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts1. The Australian National Flag is a blue flag, and the Australian Red Ensign is a red flag, the design of each of which is specified in clause 1A.
1A. Each of the flags referred to in clause 1 has:
(a) the Union Jack occupying the upper quarter next the staff;
(b) a large white star (representing the 6 States of Australia and the Territories) in the centre of the lower quarter next the staff and pointing direct to the centre of St George's Cross in the Union Jack, as specified in Table A; and
(c) 5 white stars (representing the Southern Cross) in the half of the flag further from the staff, as specified in Table B.
Table A--Commonwealth Star
Position of Centre | Outer Diameter | Inner Diameter | Number of Points |
On middle line (parallel with the hoist edge of flag) of Union Jack (produced), one - quarter width of flag from bottom edge of flag
| Three - tenths of width of flag | Four - ninths of outer diameter | Seven |
Table B--Stars of the Southern Cross
| Position of Centre | Outer Diameter | Inner Diameter | Number |
Name | The fractions are fractions of | In fractions of outer diameter | of | |
Alpha Crucis | On middle line, one - sixth from bottom edge | One - seventh | Four - ninths | Seven |
Beta Crucis | One - quarter from middle line, at right angles on left to a point on middle line one - sixteenth above centre of fly | One - seventh | Four - ninths | Seven |
Gamma Crucis | On middle line one - sixth from top edge | One - seventh | Four - ninths | Seven |
Delta Crucis | Two - ninths from middle line at right angles on right to a point one - fifteenth above a point on middle line one - sixteenth above centre of fly | One - seventh | Four - ninths | Seven |
Epsilon Crucis | One - tenth from middle line at right angles on right to a point on middle line one twenty - fourth below centre of fly | One - twelfth | Four - ninths | Five |
2. In Table A and Table B, "width of flag" means the measurement of the hoist edge of the flag.
3. In Table B, "middle line" means a straight line, parallel with the hoist edge of the flag, and dividing the fly into two equal parts.