Compilation table
Compilation table Compilation table
Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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); | |
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. | 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 | 78 of 1984 | 14 Nov 1984 | 1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1985 p. 1671) | |
Australia Act 1986 (U.K.) | 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)); | |
Constitutional and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Equality) Act 2021 Pt. 2 | 20 of 2021 | 24 Nov 2021 | 25 Nov 2021 (see s. 2(b)) | |
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