No Act of Parliament extends to Australia
1 Termination of power of Parliament of United Kingdom to
Prohibits extension of UK law to Australia
No responsibility for government of any State after commencement.
10 Termination of responsibility of United Kingdom Government in
11 Termination of appeals to Her Majesty in Council
No appeal to Her Majesty in Council lies or shall be brought.
11(1) Termination of appeals to Her Majesty in Council
Prohibits appeals to Her Majesty in Council.
Repeal of certain provisions related to appeals to Her Majesty in Council
11(2) Termination of appeals to Her Majesty in Council
List of enactments referred to in subsection (2) (a) above
11(3) Termination of appeals to Her Majesty in Council
Appeals to Her Majesty in Council are not affected by the section's provisions.
11(4) Termination of appeals to Her Majesty in Council
Leave granted by Australian court allows for post-commencement appeals
Appeals can be instituted after commencement
(i) pursuant to leave granted by an Australian court...
appeals instituted before commencement are unaffected
Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section...
Certain appeals are prohibited by the section
Appeals that could not have been instituted or continued are prohibited
but this subsection shall not be construed as permitting or enabling...
State has an obligation to maintain appeals
Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section:
Special leave granted allows for post-commencement appeals
Appeals can be instituted or continued after commencement
(ii) pursuant to special leave granted by Her Majesty in Council...
Repeal of certain sections of the Statute of Westminster
12 Amendment of Statute of Westminster
13 Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland
13(1) Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland
13(2) Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland
13(3) Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland
Defines a temporal relation between the amendment and the previous section
(3) Section 11B of the Principal Act is amended...
...substituting ‘Definition of Royal Sign Manual’;
Imposes a duty on the Sovereign to conform to instructions
...omitting from subsection (2): (i) ‘(2)’; (ii) ‘this section and in’; and (iii) ‘and the expression ‘Signet’ means the seal commonly used for the sign manual of the Sovereign or the seal with which documents are sealed by the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Sovereign’.
Imposes a duty on the Sovereign to omit certain words from subsection (2)
Imposes a duty on the Sovereign to omit certain words from subsection (1)
...by omitting ‘Governor to conform to instructions’ and substituting ‘Definition of Royal Sign Manual’;
Imposes a duty on the Sovereign to omit certain words from the amendment
...and ‘the expression ‘Signet’ means the seal commonly used for the sign manual of the Sovereign or the seal with which documents are sealed by the Secretary of State in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Sovereign’.
Classifies the Sovereign's seal as 'Signet'
Prescribes a duty for performing an action.
13(4) Amendment of Constitution Act of Queensland
14 Amendment of Constitution Act of Western Australia
14(1) Amendment of Constitution Act of Western Australia
14(2) Amendment of Constitution Act of Western Australia
Amendment of Section 51 of the Principal Act
14(3) Amendment of Constitution Act of Western Australia
15 Method of repeal or amendment of this Act or Statute of
Request for repeal or amendment by Parliaments of all States
15(1) Method of repeal or amendment of this Act or Statute of
Repeal or amendment requested by Parliaments of all States
Repeal or amendment permitted with concurrence
Parliaments of all States requested repeal or amendment
An Act of Parliament is deemed to repeal or amend an Act or Statute if it is repugnant.
15(2) Method of repeal or amendment of this Act or Statute of
No limitation on Parliament's powers by alteration to the Constitution.
15(3) Method of repeal or amendment of this Act or Statute of
16 Interpretation
Definitions for appeal, Australian court, decision, Governor, State, and Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
16(1) Interpretation
Classifies definitions as part of a hierarchy.
Includes the Constitution Act 1889 of Western Australia in relation to that State.
16(2) Interpretation
Reference to State legislature includes references to the Parliament of a State.
16(3) Interpretation
17 Short title and commencement
Establishes citation and commencement rules
2 Legislative powers of Parliaments of States
Legislative powers of Parliaments of States include power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of that State with extra-territorial operation.
2(1) Legislative powers of Parliaments of States
States have legislative powers that the UK had before the Act's commencement.
2(2) Legislative powers of Parliaments of States
3 Termination of restrictions on legislative powers of Parliaments of
The Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 does not apply to laws made after the commencement of this Act.
3(1) Termination of restrictions on legislative powers of Parliaments of
The provision is tied to a specific point in time.
The provision relates to the time of commencement.
relates to a temporal interval of commencement
The Act commences after the previous law.
The provision is part of a larger analysis.
The provision relates to the analysis of information.
applies to the processing of knowledge about the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865
No obligation to comply with the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865.
The provision relates to the dissemination of information.
applies to the diffusion of knowledge about the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865
The provision is part of a larger sequence.
The provision applies to a sequence of laws.
applies to an ordered trace of laws made after the commencement of this Act
No law made after commencement by the Parliament of a State shall be void or inoperative on grounds that it is repugnant to English law or UK provisions.
3(2) Termination of restrictions on legislative powers of Parliaments of
State obligation to respect its own laws
Repeal of sections from Merchant Shipping Act 1894
4 Powers of State Parliaments in relation to merchant shipping
Prohibition of sections from Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Repeal, amend or be repugnant to Commonwealth Constitution Act and Statute of Westminster 1931
5 Commonwealth Constitution, Constitution Act and Statute of
Prohibits force or effect of State Parliament Act on Commonwealth Constitution and Statute of Westminster
Law made after commencement must be in specific form to be effective
6 Manner and form of making certain State laws
Prohibits law made after commencement unless in specific form
7 Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
Her Majesty's representative in each State shall be the Governor.
7(1) Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
The Governor is Her Majesty's representative.
Governor is Her Majesty's representative
The Governor must be Her Majesty's representative.
Governor must be Her Majesty's representative
Her Majesty’s representative in each State shall be the Governor.
The Governor is a position of authority.
Governors have exclusive powers and functions over their respective States.
7(2) Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
Power is exercised during the Governor's term.
Temporal interval during which power is exercised
Power is exercised by Governor during their term.
Governors have exclusive powers and functions.
Her Majesty's powers are restricted to Governors.
The power to appoint and terminate the appointment of a Governor is exempt from subsection (2)
7(3) Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
The power to appoint and terminate overlaps with the Governor's appointment
The Governor's appointment is a temporal interval
The exemption can be inferred from the text
The text states that subsection (2) does not apply
The power to appoint and terminate is exempt from subsection (2)
The exemption excludes subsection (2) from applying to the power to appoint and terminate
Her Majesty can exercise powers and functions in respect of the State while present.
7(4) Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
The Premier must tender advice to Her Majesty on exercise of powers and functions.
7(5) Powers and functions of Her Majesty and Governors in respect of
No disallowance or suspension of operation after commencement.
8 State laws not subject to disallowance or suspension of operation
9 State laws not subject to withholding of assent or reservation
No law can require the Governor to withhold assent from a State bill.
9(1) State laws not subject to withholding of assent or reservation
No law can prohibit the Governor's assent.
The Governor must provide assent for State bills.
No law or instrument can require reservation of a Bill for an Act of a State.
9(2) State laws not subject to withholding of assent or reservation
States that no law or instrument can be in force if it requires reservation of a Bill for an Act of a State at the same time.
(2) No law or instrument shall be of any force or effect in so far as it purports to require the reservation of any Bill for an Act of a State for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon.
Prohibits requiring reservation of a Bill for an Act of a State.
States that no law or instrument can be in force if it requires reservation of a Bill for an Act of a State at any time.
Australia Act 1986