Section 128 of the Australian Constitution
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Section 128 of the Australian Constitution is the provision that sets out the formal process for altering the Constitution, requiring approval by both Parliament and a national referendum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Section 128 of the Australian Constitution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 128 of the Australian Constitution Context triple: [Section 24 of the Australian Constitution, linkedTo, Section 128 of the Australian Constitution]
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A.
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution is the provision that empowers Parliament to determine the electoral divisions, or boundaries, for choosing members of the House of Representatives.
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B.
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that sets out the specific areas in which the federal Parliament has the power to make laws.
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C.
Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
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D.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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E.
Australia Act 1986
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 128 of the Australian Constitution Target entity description: Section 128 of the Australian Constitution is the provision that sets out the formal process for altering the Constitution, requiring approval by both Parliament and a national referendum.
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A.
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution is the provision that empowers Parliament to determine the electoral divisions, or boundaries, for choosing members of the House of Representatives.
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B.
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that sets out the specific areas in which the federal Parliament has the power to make laws.
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C.
Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
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D.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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E.
Australia Act 1986
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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referendum provision ⓘ |
| allows | Governor-General to submit a proposed law to referendum if only one House passes it twice ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Commonwealth of Australia
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all proposed alterations to the text of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| condition | interval of three months must elapse between the two passages by one House in the deadlock procedure ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | entrenched ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfCommencement | 1 January 1901 ⓘ |
| defines | process for altering the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| effect |
if approved at referendum, the proposed law is presented to the Governor-General for the Queen’s assent
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if not approved at referendum, the proposed law fails ⓘ |
| enactedAsPartOf | Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
|
| governs |
method of changing constitutional rights and structures
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method of changing the distribution of powers in the Constitution ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationIssue |
meaning of majority of the States
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treatment of Territory voters in the national majority ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
deadlock procedure between the Houses
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double majority requirement ⓘ majority of States ⓘ national majority of voters ⓘ parliamentary initiation of amendments ⓘ referendum timing limits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRequirement |
majority of all electors voting nationwide must approve the proposed law
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majority of electors in a majority of the States must approve the proposed law ⓘ only States count towards the state majority, not Territories ⓘ proposed law must be passed by an absolute majority of each House of Parliament ⓘ referendum must be held not less than two months and not more than six months after passage of the proposed law ⓘ voters in Territories are counted in the national majority ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Constitution
ⓘ
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 ⓘ
linked to:
Australian Constitution
|
| prohibits |
alteration of the Constitution by ordinary legislation alone
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alteration of the Constitution without referendum approval ⓘ |
| providesFor |
Governor-General to submit proposed law to referendum
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special procedure if one House twice passes a proposed law and the other House rejects or fails to pass it ⓘ submission of proposed constitutional alterations to the electors ⓘ |
| requires |
approval by the Parliament
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double majority in a referendum ⓘ electoral franchise used for House of Representatives elections to be used for referendums ⓘ national referendum ⓘ |
| scope | federal constitutional amendments only ⓘ |
| subject |
alteration of the Constitution
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constitutional amendment procedure ⓘ referendums ⓘ |
| usedFor | all successful amendments to the Australian Constitution since 1901 ⓘ |
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Subject: Section 128 of the Australian Constitution Description of subject: Section 128 of the Australian Constitution is the provision that sets out the formal process for altering the Constitution, requiring approval by both Parliament and a national referendum.
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