State constitution (Australia)

In Australia, each state has its own constitution.[1] Each state constitution preceded the Constitution of Australia as constitutions of the then separate British colonies, but all the states ceded powers to the Parliament of Australia as part of federation in 1901.

List of constitutions

The following is a list of the current constitutions of the six states of Australia. Each entry shows the ordinal number of the current constitution, the official name of the current constitution, and the date on which the current constitution took effect.

No. State Date of effect Notes
1stConstitution of New South Wales1856
2ndConstitution of Queensland2001
1stConstitution of South Australia1934
1stConstitution of Tasmania1856
2ndConstitution of Victoria1975
1stConstitution of Western Australia1890

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State and territory government". australia.gov.au.
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