| 1 Jan 1901 |
the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia constituted a federal commonwealth under the name of the Commonwealth of Australia on the date (1 Jan 1901) appointed by a royal proclamation of 17 Sep 1900 issued in accordance with the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 25 Jun 1900, House of Lords on 5 Jul 1900, received royal assent on 9 Jul 1900) (Public General Acts, 1900, pp. 24-45; Government Gazette, No. 1, 1 Jan 1901, p. 1) [1][2] |
| 9 Oct 1942 |
the legislative independence of Australia from the United Kingdom is achieved upon the adoption of provisions of the Statute of Westminster, 1931, in accordance with the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (House of Representatives on 8 Oct 1942, Senate on 9 Oct 1942, received royal assent on 9 Oct 1942, retroactively effective from 3 Sep 1939) (The Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia passed during the year 1942. Canberra: L.F. Johnston, 1942, pp. 181-184) [3] |
