Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Is an uninhabited external territory of Australia consisting of four low-lying tropical islands. Formerly a British possession, the islands were placed under Australian control in 1934.

Establishment

May 1934: A British order-in-council dated 23 July 1931 stated that Ashmore and Cartier Islands would be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia when Australia passed legislation to accept them. The Commonwealth's resulting Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933 came into operation on 10 May 1934, when the islands formally became a territory.