Australian territories

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Australian territories are regions under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Australia that lie outside the six states, including both internal territories like the Australian Capital Territory and external territories such as Norfolk Island and Christmas Island.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
territorial division of Australia
administeredBy Australian federal government
constitutionalTerm territory
containsFederalCapital Canberra
country Australia
differFromStatesIn constitutional powers
extent of self-government
representation in the Australian Parliament
distinctFrom states of Australia
exampleOfSelfGoverningTerritory Australian Capital Territory
Norfolk Island
Northern Territory
externalTerritoriesLocatedIn Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
governedBy Parliament of Australia
governedUnder Australian Constitution
hasCapitalTerritory Australian Capital Territory
hasFederalDistrict Australian Capital Territory
historicallyDerivedFrom former British colonial possessions in Australia
includeAntarcticClaim Australian Antarctic Territory
includeMilitaryEnclave Jervis Bay Territory
includeRemoteIslands true
includes Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Jervis Bay Territory
Macquarie Island
Norfolk Island
Northern Territory
includeUninhabitedAreas true
includeWorldHeritageAreas true
jurisdictionOf Commonwealth of Australia
languageOfAdministration English
legalStatus under direct authority of the Commonwealth of Australia
legalSystem common law of Australia
mayHave locally elected legislative bodies
partOf Australia
someHaveSelfGovernment true
subdivisionOf Australia
typeIncludes external territories of Australia
internal territories of Australia
ultimateSovereignty Commonwealth of Australia

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australia Act 1986 appliesTo Australian territories
Christmas Island partOf Australian external territories
linked to: Australian territories
Australian banknotes legalTenderIn Australian external territories
linked to: Australian territories
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration partOf Australian external territories
linked to: Australian territories
Council of Australian Governments jurisdiction Australian territories
National Cabinet of Australia jurisdiction Australian states and territories
linked to: Australian territories
Currency Act 1963 appliesTo Australian States and Territories
linked to: Australian territories
Territory of New Guinea partOf Australian external territories
linked to: Australian territories
Cartier Island isPartOf Australian external territories
linked to: Australian territories
Christmas Island Time usedIn Territory of Christmas Island
linked to: Australian territories
Corporations Law appliedIn Australian States and Territories
linked to: Australian territories
Northern Territory Legislative Council memberOf Commonwealth of Australia territorial institutions
linked to: Australian territories
National Federation Reform Council governsRelationshipBetween Australian Government and territories
linked to: Australian territories