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Notes to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

Note 2 Covering Clause 3—The Proclamation under covering clause 3 was made on 17 September 1900 and published in Gazette 1901.

Covering Clause 5—see also the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942.

Covering Clause 7—The following Acts have repealed Acts passed by the Federal Council of Australasia:

Defence Act 1903 (No. 20, 1903), s. 6

Pearl Fisheries Act 1952 (No. 8, 1952), s. 3 (Pearl Fisheries Act 1952 repealed by Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Act 1968, s. 3)

Service and Execution of Process Act 1901 (No. 11, 1901), s. 2 (subsequently repealed by Service and Execution of Process Act 1963, s. 3).

Section 7—The number of senators for each State was increased to 12 by the Representation Act 1983, s. 3.

Note 6
Section 9—The following State Acts have been passed in pursuance of the powers conferred by s. 9:

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