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Constitution of Australia

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

The Constitution of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Constitution, is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia. It is a written constitution, which establishes the country as a federation under a constitutional monarchy governed with a parliamentary system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
EraSourced to the subject's own account
Came into effect 1 January 1901 1
Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own account
Parliament of the United Kingdom, following Australian constitutional conventions and colonial referendums 1
Legal Status
Legal Status (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
In Force 1
Era
Era (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
20th Century (1900-1999) 1
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Authored By

Samuel Griffith, Jurists
Source Constitution of Australia (Wikipedia)

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Australian Law, Legal Systems
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Australia

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1. Constitution of Australia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Constitution of Australia (also known as the Commonwealth Constitution) is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia. It is a written constitution, which establishes the country as a federation under a constitutional monarchy governed with a parliamentary system.
  • Introduction
    It came into effect on 1 January 1901, at which point the six colonies became states within the new Commonwealth of Australia.
  • Introduction
    The Constitution was drafted between 1891 and 1898 at a series of conventions conducted by representatives of the six self-governing British colonies in Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. This final draft was then approved by each state in a series of referendums from 1898 to 1900. The agreed constitution was transmitted to London where, after some minor modifications, it was enacted as section 9 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  • Authored By: Samuel Griffith, Drafting
    A draft constitution was drawn up at the conference under the guidance of Sir Samuel Griffith, but these meetings lacked popular support.
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Wikidata: Constitution of Australia
Wikidata Q1144614, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Pacific Islands Forum (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Group: Constitutions of Pacific Islands Forum Member States, lead names full member states of the Pacific Islands Forum including AustraliaView the Source
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