Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
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The Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) is federal legislation that modernised the rules of succession to the Australian Crown in line with changes agreed by Commonwealth realms, including ending male preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Catholic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Succession Act 2015 | 1 |
| Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) canonical | 1 |
| Succession to the Crown Act 2015 (Australia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4740358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) Context triple: [Queen of Australia, successionLaw, Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)]
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Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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B.
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.
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C.
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
The Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 is an Australian federal law that formally defined the monarch’s Australian royal title, emphasizing the sovereign’s distinct role as King (or Queen) of Australia rather than solely as the British monarch.
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D.
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 is the UK statute by which King Edward VIII's abdication was formally recognized, enabling his brother George VI to ascend the throne.
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E.
Act of Succession of 1797
The Act of Succession of 1797 was a fundamental Russian imperial law that established strict male-line primogeniture for the Romanov dynasty, reshaping the rules of inheritance to the Russian throne.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) Target entity description: The Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) is federal legislation that modernised the rules of succession to the Australian Crown in line with changes agreed by Commonwealth realms, including ending male preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Catholic.
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A.
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
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B.
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.
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C.
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
The Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 is an Australian federal law that formally defined the monarch’s Australian royal title, emphasizing the sovereign’s distinct role as King (or Queen) of Australia rather than solely as the British monarch.
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D.
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 is the UK statute by which King Edward VIII's abdication was formally recognized, enabling his brother George VI to ascend the throne.
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E.
Act of Succession of 1797
The Act of Succession of 1797 was a fundamental Russian imperial law that established strict male-line primogeniture for the Romanov dynasty, reshaping the rules of inheritance to the Russian throne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ |
| affectsTitle |
King of Australia
ⓘ
Queen of Australia ⓘ |
| alignedWith | other Commonwealth realm succession reforms of the early 21st century ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
line of succession to the Australian sovereign
ⓘ
succession to the Crown of Australia ⓘ |
| basedOn | Perth Agreement ⓘ |
| changesRule | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Australia as a constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governs | eligibility to succeed to the Australian Crown ⓘ |
| harmonisesWith |
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
|
| implementsAgreementWith | Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| introducesRule | absolute primogeniture for succession to the Australian Crown ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Australian House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives of Australia
Australian Senate ⓘ
linked to:
Senate of Australia
|
| longTitle | An Act to modernise the law relating to royal succession and for related purposes ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian law of succession to the Crown ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align Australian succession law with that of other Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
to modernise the rules of succession to the Australian Crown ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Settlement 1701
ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
linked to:
English Bill of Rights
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 (Australia) ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
|
| removesDiscrimination |
disqualification on the ground of marrying a Catholic
ⓘ
gender-based preference in succession ⓘ |
| removesDisqualificationReason | marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| retainsRequirement | sovereign must be in communion with the Church of England ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| scope | federal law applying throughout Australia ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Royal Succession Act 2015
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linked to:
Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
|
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
Australian Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of Australia
constitutional law ⓘ royal succession ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | modernisation of succession rules ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2015 ⓘ |
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Subject: Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) Description of subject: The Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) is federal legislation that modernised the rules of succession to the Australian Crown in line with changes agreed by Commonwealth realms, including ending male preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Catholic.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
linked to: Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)