Constitution Act 1889

The Constitution Act 1889 ¹

1889 (52 Vict. No. 23)

Reserved for Royal Assent 29 Apr 1889. Assented to 15 Aug 1890

Act except for Pt. III: 21 Oct 1890 (see s. 77 and Gazette 23 Oct 1890 p. 790‑1);
Pt. III: 18 Oct 1893 (see s. 42 ⁶ and Gazette 18 Jul 1893 p. 727)

The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1893 s. 2

1893 (57 Vict. No. 14)

13 Oct 1893

18 Oct 1893 (see s. 1)

The Constitution Act 1889 Amendment Act 1894 s. 2

1894 (58 Vict. No. 15)

8 Nov 1894

8 Nov 1894

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1896 s. 2

1896 (60 Vict. No. 18)

8 Oct 1896

12 Apr 1897 (see Gazette 12 Apr 1897 p. 683)

Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 s. 2

1899 (63 Vict. No. 19)

Reserved for Royal Assent 16 Dec 1899. Assented to 18 May 1900

18 May 1900 (see s. 52 and Gazette 18 May 1900 p. 1686

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1900

1900 (64 Vict. No. 5) (as amended by No. 45 of 1963)

5 Dec 1900

5 Dec 1900

Aborigines Act 1905 s. 65

14 of 1905 (5 Edw. VII No. 14)

Reserved for Royal Assent 23 Dec 1905. Assented to 4 Apr 1906 ¹³

1 Apr 1898 (see s. 65)

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1921

34 of 1921 (12 Geo. V No. 34)

30 Dec 1921

30 Dec 1921

Ministers’ Titles Act 1925 s. 2

8 of 1925 (16 Geo. V No. 8)

24 Sep 1925

24 Sep 1925

Judges’ Salaries and Pensions Act 1950 s. 4

35 of 1950 (14 and 15 Geo. VI No. 35)

16 Dec 1950

16 Dec 1950

Reprint of The Constitution Act 1889 approved 30 Nov 1964 in Volume 19 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Statute Law Revision Act 1970 s. 4

10 of 1970

29 Apr 1970

29 Apr 1970

Reprint of the Constitution Act 1889 approved 29 Apr 1971 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Constitution) Act 1978 Pt. I

59 of 1978

Reserved for Royal Assent 20 Sep 1978.
Assented to 15 Nov 1978

22 Dec 1978 (see Interpretation Act 1918 s. 8 and Gazette 22 Dec 1978 p. 4769-70)

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1979

88 of 1979

11 Dec 1979

11 Dec 1979

Constitution Amendment Act (No. 3) 1980

15 of 1980

15 Oct 1980

15 Oct 1980

Reprint of the Constitution Act 1889 as approved 30 Apr 1982 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Disqualification for Parliament) Act 1984
Pt. IV 

78 of 1984

14 Nov 1984

1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1985 p. 1671)

Australia Act 1986 (U.K.)
s. 14
(See WA Act No. 65 of 1985 s. 4 and Australia Act 1986 (Cwlth.) s. 14)

1986 c. 2

17 Feb 1986

3 Mar 1986 at 5 a.m. GMT (see Statutory Instruments 1986 No. 319 c. 8)

Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 Pt. II

40 of 1987

12 Jul 1987

30 Oct 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Oct 1987 p. 3977)

Constitution Amendment Act 1987

51 of 1987

30 Oct 1987

30 Oct 1987 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Constitution Act 1889 as at 1 Mar 1993 (includes amendments listed above)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 9 and 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 76

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Constitution Act 1889 as at 3 Jul 2000 (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Amendment Act 2000 s. 22

36 of 2000

10 Oct 2000

21 Oct 2000 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 20 Oct 2000 p. 5899)

Constitution (Parliamentary Privileges) Amendment Act 2004 Pt. 2

41 of 2004

3 Nov 2004

3 Nov 2004 (see s. 2)

Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005 Pt. 3

24 of 2005

2 Dec 2005

1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and 5(1)

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Reprint 6: The Constitution Act 1889 as at 13 Jul 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 13

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 20

47 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))

Constitution Amendment (Recognition of Aboriginal People) Act 2015

22 of 2015

17 Sep 2015

17 Sep 2015 (see s. 2)

Constitution Amendment (Demise of the Crown) Act 2017

9 of 2017

25 Oct 2017

s. 1 and 2: 25 Oct 2017 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 26 Oct 2017 (see s. 2(b))

Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Act 2021 Pt. 2

20 of 2021

24 Nov 2021

25 Nov 2021 (see s. 2(b))