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Constitution of the Commonwealth
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_the_Commonwealth
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:amendmentProcess
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:appliesTo
gptkb:Australian_states_and_territories
gptkbp:bicameralParliament
yes
gptkbp:chapter1
gptkb:The_Parliament
gptkbp:chapter2
gptkb:The_Executive_Government
gptkbp:chapter3
gptkb:The_Judicature
gptkbp:chapter4
Finance and Trade
gptkbp:chapter5
gptkb:The_States
gptkbp:chapter6
gptkb:New_States
gptkbp:chapter7
Miscellaneous
gptkbp:chapter8
Alteration of the Constitution
gptkbp:citizenshipMentioned
no
gptkbp:contains
8 chapters
128 sections
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dateEnacted
1 January 1901
gptkbp:dividesPowersBetween
Commonwealth and States
gptkbp:federalSystem
yes
gptkbp:firstReferendum
1906
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Constitution of the Commonwealth
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Canadian_Constitution
British constitutional law
gptkbp:interpretedBy
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Federal_Executive_Council
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
gptkb:Australian_Parliament
gptkb:Federal_judiciary
Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:monarchMentioned
yes
gptkbp:numberOfReferendums
44
gptkbp:numberOfSuccessfulAmendments
8
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:originallyPassedAs
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia_Constitution_Act_1900
gptkbp:originallyPassedBy
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:purpose
establish federal system of government
gptkbp:referendumRequiredForAmendment
yes
gptkbp:section128
amendment procedure
gptkbp:section44
disqualifies certain persons from Parliament
gptkbp:section51
lists legislative powers of Parliament
gptkbp:significance
foundation of Australian law
gptkbp:website
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004C00469
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Constitutional_Laws_of_the_Commonwealth
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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