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Torres Strait Islander flag
The Torres Strait Islander flag is the official flag of the Torres Strait Islanders, an Indigenous people of Australia. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council.
It was formally presented to the Torres Strait Islander people on 29 May 1992 at the Torres Strait Cultural Festival. The next month, the flag was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992. It was granted official status in 1995 under the Flags Act 1953, alongside the Australian Aboriginal flag.
On 14 July 1995, the Keating government advised, under section five of the Flags Act 1953, the proclamation of Namok's flag as "the flag of the Torres Strait Islander people of Australia",. The proclamation noted that the flag was "recognised as the flag of the Torres Strait Islander people of Australia and a flag of significance to the Australian nation generally".
An "administrative oversight" caused the 1995 proclamation not to be lodged to continue in force indefinitely; hence, it automatically expired on 1 January 2008. It was almost identically replaced, on 25 January 2008, with retroactive effect as from 1 January.
The Torres Strait Islander flag retains copyright protection under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), despite the death of Namok in 1993. The Torres Strait Island Regional Council (the body that superseded the Island Coordinating Council in 2008) asserts ownership of the copyright. It is willing to permit reproductions of the flag on request, provided that the colours used are accurate and Namok is acknowledged as the designer. Bernard Namok Jnr has argued that he and his family should own the copyright stating "it still isn't clear to me who really should own copyright to the flag".
The official colours of the flag of the Torres Strait Islanders are as follows:
Bernard Namok gave each of flag's elements a symbolic meaning:
Over time, the Torres Strait Islander Flag, alongside the Aboriginal Flag, have been installed permanently in many government institutions.
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Torres Strait Islander flag
The Torres Strait Islander flag is the official flag of the Torres Strait Islanders, an Indigenous people of Australia. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council.
It was formally presented to the Torres Strait Islander people on 29 May 1992 at the Torres Strait Cultural Festival. The next month, the flag was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992. It was granted official status in 1995 under the Flags Act 1953, alongside the Australian Aboriginal flag.
On 14 July 1995, the Keating government advised, under section five of the Flags Act 1953, the proclamation of Namok's flag as "the flag of the Torres Strait Islander people of Australia",. The proclamation noted that the flag was "recognised as the flag of the Torres Strait Islander people of Australia and a flag of significance to the Australian nation generally".
An "administrative oversight" caused the 1995 proclamation not to be lodged to continue in force indefinitely; hence, it automatically expired on 1 January 2008. It was almost identically replaced, on 25 January 2008, with retroactive effect as from 1 January.
The Torres Strait Islander flag retains copyright protection under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), despite the death of Namok in 1993. The Torres Strait Island Regional Council (the body that superseded the Island Coordinating Council in 2008) asserts ownership of the copyright. It is willing to permit reproductions of the flag on request, provided that the colours used are accurate and Namok is acknowledged as the designer. Bernard Namok Jnr has argued that he and his family should own the copyright stating "it still isn't clear to me who really should own copyright to the flag".
The official colours of the flag of the Torres Strait Islanders are as follows:
Bernard Namok gave each of flag's elements a symbolic meaning:
Over time, the Torres Strait Islander Flag, alongside the Aboriginal Flag, have been installed permanently in many government institutions.