Australia Act 1986

E30285

The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
Australian constitutional law instrument ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ
affects Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 ⓘ
constitutional relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom ⓘ
appliesTo Australian states ⓘ
Australian territories ⓘ
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1986-03-03 ⓘ
category 1986 in Australian law ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Australian constitutional history ⓘ
clarifies that Australian law is not subject to UK law supremacy ⓘ
commencementDate 1986-03-03 ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance confirmed that Australian governments are responsible only to Australian parliaments ⓘ
ended the ability to appeal to the Privy Council from Australian courts in state matters ⓘ
marked the final step in Australia’s legal independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfLegislation Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Australia ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
hasJurisdiction Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
implementedBy Australia Act 1986 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986

Australia Act 1986 (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
language English ⓘ
legalEffect made Australian law fully autonomous ⓘ
removed remaining UK legislative and executive authority over Australian states ⓘ
longTitle An Act to bring constitutional arrangements affecting the Commonwealth and the States into conformity with the status of the Commonwealth of Australia as a sovereign, independent and federal nation ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
partOf Australian constitutional framework ⓘ
prohibits appeals from Australian courts to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in most matters ⓘ
future UK legislation from extending to Australia ⓘ
purpose to establish Australia’s full legal independence ⓘ
to sever remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom ⓘ
receivedRoyalAssentFrom Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
relatedTo Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
requires state constitutional changes to be made by state legislation only ⓘ
requiresConsentOf Australian states ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1986-02-07 ⓘ
shortTitle Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
signedBy Queen Elizabeth II in Canberra ⓘ
signedIn Canberra ⓘ
terminates power of the UK Parliament to legislate for Australia ⓘ
residual role of the UK government in Australian state affairs ⓘ
yearOfAct 1986 ⓘ

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Statute of Westminster 1931 → relatedTo → Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
Australia Act 1986 → shortTitle → Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
Australia Act 1986 → longTitle → An Act to bring constitutional arrangements affecting the Commonwealth and the States into conformity with the status of the Commonwealth of Australia as a sovereign, independent and federal nation ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
Australia Act 1986 → implementedBy → Australia Act 1986 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
Australia Act 1986 → implementedBy → Australia Act 1986 (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
King of Australia → constitutionalBasis → Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
Crown in right of Australia → affectedBy → Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
subject linked to: the Crown in right of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia → independenceEvent → Australia Act 1986 ⓘ
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) → historicalPredecessorOf → Australia Act 1986 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) → historicalPredecessorOf → Australia Act 1986 (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Australia Act 1986