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austalian law and constitution
of war excepted, whose first
port of clearance and whose port of destination are in the Commonwealth.*
Definitions.
6. ''The Commonwealth'' shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as
established under this Act.
''The States'' shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New
Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South
Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the
time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories
as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and
each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called ''a State.''
''Original States'' shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth
at its establishment.
Repeal of Federal Council Act.
7. The Federal Council of Australasia Act, 1885, is hereby repealed, but so
as not to affect any laws passed by the Federal Council of Australasia and
in force at the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Any such law may be repealed as to any State by the Parliament of the
Commonwealth, or as to any colony not being a State by the Parliament
thereof.
Application of Colonial Boundaries Act.
8. After the passing of this Act the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895, shall
not apply to any colony which becomes a State of the Commonwealth; but the
Commonwealth shall be taken to be a self-governing colony for the purposes
of that Act.
Constitution.
9. The Constitution of the Commonwealth shall be as follows:–
THE CONSTITUTION.
This Constitution is divided as follows:-
Chapter I- The Parliament:
Part I- General:
Part II- The Senate:
Part III- The House of Representatives:
Part IV- Both Houses of the Parliament:
Part V- Powers of the Parliament:
Chapter II- The Executive Government: