Australian Constitution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:amendmentProcess gptkb:politics
gptkbp:appliesTo Australian states
Australian territories
gptkbp:author gptkb:Constitutional_Conventions_of_the_1890s
gptkbp:beganIn 1 January 1901
gptkbp:binds All Australian courts
gptkbp:category gptkb:Australian
gptkb:law
Founding document
gptkbp:chapter 8
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dateEnacted 9 July 1900
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Executive_Government
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:firstReferendum 1906
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkbp:hasSection Section 44
Section 51
Section 128
Section 92
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian Constitution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_Constitution
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalStatus Supreme law of Australia
gptkbp:locationOfCopy gptkb:National_Archives_of_Australia
gptkbp:mostRecentReferendum 2023
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia_Constitution_Act_1900
gptkbp:origin gptkb:National_Archives_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose Defines the structure of the federal government
Establishes the Commonwealth of Australia
Divides powers between federal and state governments
gptkbp:ratifiedBy Australian colonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_1931
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia_Constitution_Act_1900
gptkb:Australia_Act_1986
gptkbp:section 128
gptkbp:significance Foundation of Australian government
gptkbp:successfulAmendments 8
gptkbp:type Written constitution
gptkbp:unsuccessfulAmendments 44
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004C00469
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4