Federal Council of Australasia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Council_of_Australasia
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
intercolonial council
gptkbp:could_not levy taxes
enforce laws directly
raise military forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dissolved 1899
formation of the Commonwealth of Australia
gptkbp:established 1885
gptkbp:first_meeting_date 25 January 1886
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Hobart,_Tasmania
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters rotating locations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance precursor to Australian Federation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Council of Australasia
gptkbp:last_meeting January 1899
gptkbp:legalBasis Federal Council of Australasia Act 1885
gptkbp:members gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Tasmania
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:not_a_member gptkb:New_South_Wales
New Zealand (withdrew after 1886)
South Australia (withdrew after 1888)
gptkbp:powers limited legislative powers
gptkbp:purpose coordinate policies between Australasian colonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Australian_Federation_movement
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_Federation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7