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Constitution Alteration (President of the Commonwealth of Australia)
1996
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CHAPTER SIX; NEW STATES
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121. The Parliament may admit to the Commonwealth or establish new
States, and may upon such admission or establishment make or impose such
terms and conditions, including the extent of representation in either
House of the Parliament, as it thinks fit; Subject to this Constitution.
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122. The Parliament may make laws for the government of any territory
surrendered by any State to and accepted by the Commonwealth and may allow
the representation of such territory in either House of the Parliament
to the extent and on the terms which it thinks fit; Subject to this Constitution.
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123. The Parliament of the Commonwealth may, with the consent of the
Parliament of a State, and the approval of the majority of the electors
of the State voting upon the question, increase, diminish, or alter the
limits of the State or Territory, upon such terms and conditions as may
be agreed on, and may, with the like consent, make provision respecting
the effect and
operation of any increase or diminution or alteration of territory
in relation to any State affected.
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123A. The Parliament of the Commonwealth may, with the consent of the
Parliament of a State, and the approval of the majority of the electors
of the State voting upon the question, increase, diminish, or alter the
limits of the State or any private land, upon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed on, and that;
No individual or any group of individuals shall secede from
the Commonwealth or the State in any part of the Commonwealth of Australia
and that it shall be illegal for any individual or any group of individuals
to construct a Secession Form that may be used for the signing of such
an agreement to Secede.
(a). The Parliament of any New State and or Territory shall have such powers,
of the
alteration and of repeal in respect of any such law as the Parliament
had until the State
became a New State;
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(b). The Parliament of any New State and or Territory shall have such
powers, to initiate a
State referendum; to include the alteration and of repeal in respect
of any such law.
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(c). That all New State and or Territory Constitutions shall not be
altered except as is
described in the Australian Constitution; Chapter Eight. Section 158.
Alteration Of The Constitution shall;
(i). If in a majority of the Provinces or Districts the electors
voting approve the proposed law, and if a majority of all the electors
voting also approve the proposed law, it shall be presented to the Governor
for the People's assent.
124. A new State may be formed by separation of territory from a State,
but only with the consent of the Referendum of the People of the State,
and a new State may be formed by the union of two or more States or parts
of States, but only with the consent of the Referendum of the People of
the States and the approval of the majority of the electors of the State
or
States affected.
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Question 3.—In my opinion, under present circumstances and
on the facts as stated, the Registrar is not bound to issue to the Commonwealth
a certificate of title as to any of the lands acquired under the Lands
Acquisition Act except the Richmond land (numbered 3 in the writ, referred
to in par. 6 of the case stated). That title is already under the Real
Property Act. No question is asked as to the nature of the title which
the certificate should show.