Succession to the Crown (Request) Act 2013

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 26 June 2013

Legislative Council: 5 September 2013

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to request the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact under section 51(xxxviii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth an Act to change the law relating to royal succession and royal marriages, and to make consequential amendments to the Crimes Act 1958 and the Imperial Acts Application Act 1980."

The Succession to the Crown (Request) Act 2013 was assented to on 22 October 2013 and came into operation as follows:

Sections 1–6 and Schedule 1 on 22 October 2013: section 2(1); section 7 on 24 March 2015: section 2(2); Schedule 2 on 26 March 2015: section 2(3)–(5).