Constitution of the Commonwealth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_the_Commonwealth
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Statements (48)
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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 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 7