Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
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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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 Context triple: [King of Australia, constitutionalBasis, Royal Style and Titles Act 1973]
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Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) is a statute by which the UK Parliament authorized a new royal style and titles for Queen Elizabeth II to reflect the post–British Empire constitutional reality of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
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Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is a UK law that reformed the hereditary peerage system by allowing peers to disclaim their titles and granting all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords.
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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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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 Target entity description: 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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A.
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) is a statute by which the UK Parliament authorized a new royal style and titles for Queen Elizabeth II to reflect the post–British Empire constitutional reality of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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B.
Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
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D.
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is a UK law that reformed the hereditary peerage system by allowing peers to disclaim their titles and granting all Scottish peers the right to sit in the House of Lords.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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Australian federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian territories
ⓘ
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| category |
1973 in Australian law
ⓘ
Australian constitutional legislation ⓘ Monarchy in Australia ⓘ |
| citation | No. 114 of 1973 ⓘ |
| clarifies | that the sovereign is separately King or Queen of Australia and not only British monarch ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1973-08-15 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 1973-08-14 ⓘ |
| definesTitleOf | monarch of Australia ⓘ |
| effect | established the royal title including the phrase Queen of Australia for Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| governorGeneralAtAssent | Paul Hasluck ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the evolution of Australia’s constitutional independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Gough Whitlam ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | House of Representatives of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Australian law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to alter the Style and Titles of the Sovereign in relation to Australia and its Territories ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Royal Style and Titles Act 1953
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linked to:
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
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| primeMinisterAtEnactment | Gough Whitlam ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the monarch’s royal style and titles in relation to Australia
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to emphasize the sovereign’s distinct role as King or Queen of Australia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian constitutional law
ⓘ
Australian monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Australian constitutional monarchy
King of Australia ⓘ Queen of Australia ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| subject |
Australian monarchy
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linked to:
Australian constitutional monarchy
royal style and titles ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | constitutional statute ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1973 ⓘ |
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Subject: Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 Description of subject: 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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the Crown in right of Australia
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linked to: Royal Style and Titles Act 1973