<P> The flag 's original design ( with a six - pointed Commonwealth Star ) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Federation , and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901 , the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day . A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1903 . The seven - pointed commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 23 February 1908 . The dimensions were formally gazetted in 1934 , and in 1954 the flag became recognised by , and legally defined in , the Flags Act 1953 , as the `` Australian National Flag '' . </P>
<P> The flag 's original design ( with a six - pointed Commonwealth Star ) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Federation , and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901 , the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day . A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1903 . The seven - pointed commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 23 February 1908 . The dimensions were formally gazetted in 1934 , and in 1954 the flag became recognised by , and legally defined in , the Flags Act 1953 , as the `` Australian National Flag '' . </P>
when did the current australian flag became official
when did the current australian flag became official
23 February 1908
23 February 1908