Australian Constitution section 122
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Australian Constitution section 122 is the provision granting the Commonwealth Parliament broad power to make laws for the government of Australia’s territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Australian Constitution section 122 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4815470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian Constitution section 122 Context triple: [Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915, constitutionalBasis, Australian Constitution section 122]
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A.
Section 128 of the Australian Constitution
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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: Australian Constitution section 122 Target entity description: Australian Constitution section 122 is the provision granting the Commonwealth Parliament broad power to make laws for the government of Australia’s territories.
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A.
Section 128 of the Australian Constitution
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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section of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Commonwealth territories
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territories of Australia ⓘ |
| appliesToEntity |
Australian Capital Territory
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Jervis Bay Territory ⓘ Northern Territory ⓘ external territories of Australia ⓘ |
| authorityOver | territory courts and legal systems as created by Commonwealth law ⓘ |
| constitutionalLocation |
Chapter VI of the Constitution of Australia
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chapter on New States and Territories ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | state legislative powers under section 51 ⓘ |
| enablesLegislation |
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
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Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 ⓘ territory ordinances and laws ⓘ |
| governs |
legislative power over external territories
ⓘ
legislative power over internal territories ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
Commonwealth Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of Australia
Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
enables flexible constitutional treatment of territories
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not limited by subject-matter heads of power in section 51 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | included in the Constitution of Australia at its commencement in 1901 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allows differential treatment of territories compared with states
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enables Parliament to make laws for the government of any territory ⓘ permits alteration or abolition of territorial legislatures ⓘ permits creation of territorial legislatures ⓘ permits direct rule of territories by the Commonwealth ⓘ supports plenary legislative power over territories ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalSystem | Australian legal system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Constitution of Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian Constitution
|
| permits |
grant of representation in the Commonwealth Parliament to territory residents
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variation of rights and institutions between territories ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Constitution Chapter VI
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian Constitution
Australian Constitution section 51 ⓘ
linked to:
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution
|
| scope |
broad
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plenary ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
government of territories
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territories power ⓘ |
| usedFor | establishing self-government in mainland territories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Australian Constitution section 122 Description of subject: Australian Constitution section 122 is the provision granting the Commonwealth Parliament broad power to make laws for the government of Australia’s territories.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915
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constitutionalBasis
→
Australian Constitution section 122
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Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
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constitutionalBasis
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Australian Constitution section 122
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