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  2. Government of Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Western Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Western Australia ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters ...

  3. Constitution of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution was drafted between 1891 and 1898 at a series of conventions conducted by representatives of the six self-governing British colonies in Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.

  4. State constitutions in Australia - Wikipedia

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    State constitutions in Australia are the legal documents that establish and define the structure, powers, and functions of the six state governments in Australia. Each state constitution preceded the federal Constitution of Australia as the constitutions of the then six self-governing colonies .

  5. Politics of Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    The nominal head of the Government of Western Australia is the King of Australia, represented in the state by the Governor of Western Australia. Legislative power rests with the Crown and the two houses of the Parliament of Western Australia. The powers and responsibilities of the parliament are defined in the Constitution Act 1889. [3]

  6. Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. ... John Forrest was the first Premier of Western Australia. In 1887, a new constitution was drafted, ...

  7. Category:State constitutions of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Constitution of Western Australia This page was last edited on 13 November 2012, at 16:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...

  8. Proposals for new Australian states - Wikipedia

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    Section 124 of the Constitution of Australia provides for the establishment or admission of new states to the federation. The Federal Parliament may also form a new state by separating territory from an existing state, join multiple states or parts of states, or increase, diminish, or otherwise alter the limits of a state, but in each case, it must have the approval of the parliament(s) of the ...

  9. Palmer v Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Palmer v Western Australia was a case heard by the High Court of Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, which held that the Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions and the authorising legislation, the Emergency Management Act 2005, were not impermissibly infringing section 92 of the Constitution of Australia.