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| | Constitutional Convention -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | Australia's constitution, which can be considered crudely as an amalgam of the constitutional forms of the United Kingdom and the United States, was adopted in 1900 and entered into force in 1901. | | | The purpose of the convention was to amend the inefficient Articles of Confederation that had served as the preliminary constitution for the United States since 1781. | | | The Constitution was written during the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 55 delegates to a Constitutional Convention that was called ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation (1781–89), the country's first written constitution. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9026015
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| | Constitutional convention (disambiguation) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Constitutional convention ... |
| | Article VII of the Constitution stated that it would become the law of the land with the approval of nine of the thirteen states. | | | Other issues, such as the method of electing and term of office of the president, and the continuation of the slave trade, were also settled by compromise. | | | It was attended by delegates from all the states except Rhode Island, whose refusal to join made it impossible to get the unanimous vote needed to amend the Articles. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Constitutional+convention+(disambiguation)
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| | Democracy: Select Bibliography |
| | Forsey, Eugene A. 'The Courts and the Conventions of the Constitution. | | | The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States. | | | Minutes of Proceedings and Official Record of Debates of the Australian Constitutional Convention Held at Wrest Point, Hobart, 27-29 October 1976. |
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http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/democracy/bibliography.html
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| | Australia's Constitutional position today |
| | How it was - The Monarch, The Crown, The Privy Council, Common Law - The Laws of England, six colonies under the Crown - Australia, subjects of and with allegiance to the Monarch -- Six States -- The Constitution - Federation - Independence - Republic - ????. | | | 1998 *A Constitutional Convention orchestrated by the establishment to obtain a specific outcome, in an attempt to deal with the problem of operating government in Australia without legal authority. | | | "No act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or act that looks to the parliament of the United Kingdom for its authority is valid in Australia or its territories in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom and the Charter of the United Nations" (Article 2 paragraph 1 and 4). |
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http://www.ja.olm.net/succeed/Pages/australi.htm
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| | South Australian Constitutional Convention - Submission |
| | Up until the introduction of the Australia Acts in 1986, state constitutions were controlled by the United Kingdom's Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865. | | | Section 3 of the Australia Acts removes this restriction from the states and also allows for the states to amend or repeal any United Kingdom legislation that extends to them. | | | Other parts of the SA Constitution may be changed by the politicians alone without reference to the people. |
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http://www.statusquo.org/saconcon.htm
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| | Queensland's Constitutional Convention - Communique |
| | The Convention was chaired by the Chief Justice of Queensland the Honourable Paul de Jersey. | | | The conclusions of the Convention are intended to provide practical assistance to States and their citizens and to encourage public debate about the issues involved. | | | These included the procedures for amendment of State Constitutions, review of State Constitutions and the preamble to any new or revised State Constitution. |
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http://www.constitution.qld.gov.au/communique.htm
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| | BBC News Asia-Pacific Australia presidency agreement |
| | A constitutional convention in Australia -- looking at whether the country should become a republic -- has reached agreement on the contentious issue of how any future president should be chosen. | | | Delegates decided to compromise on whether the president should be directly elected by the people, or chosen by parliament. | | | Delegates vote on Friday on the main issue of whether they want Australia to become a republic. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_55000/55930.stm
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| | Discussion Paper: 'Not Another Men's Convention!' |
| | There are a number of young women constitutional law teachers who would be willing to condense their constitutional law courses into a form suitable for women involved in the community. | | | The proportion of women nominated to the Convention could be maximised by strategies which increase their numbers without imposing quotas. | | | We noted that in the case of the Constitutional Convention one objection to this proposal, the loss of seats by existing members, would not apply; |
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http://www.wel.org.au/issues/constit/conconv1.htm
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| | The Australian Republic Issue: A Guide (Blueprints) |
| | Convention in Crisis: a Student Perspective on the Issues of the Upcoming Constitutional Convention | | | Published in the UNSW Law Journal's thematic issue on the 1998 Convention. | | | This is a brief rundown of the main changes of the model approved by the 1998 Convention, the arguments for and against, and other matters. |
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http://www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/souters/republic2.html
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| | Constitutional Convention biography .ms |
| | In British constitutional law the "Convention Parliament" of the late Stuart era may perhaps be considered one of these. | | | A Constitutional Convention is a gathering of persons for the purpose of drawing up a constitution, or planning to modify one. | | | Canada also had a constitutional convention attended to by the Fathers of Confederation. |
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http://constitutional-convention.biography.ms
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| | The National Interest: 10 August 2003 - South Australia's Constitutional Convention* |
| | The laws made in this manner in my model would have no greater standing than laws made by parliament itself, but always of course be subject to the federal constitution in the Australian context, as well as determination by the Supreme Court as to whether they were proper and properly drawn and constituted. | | | They’ll introduce the legislation that comes out of the convention, where there’s substantial support for it from within the convention. | | | Terry Lane: As you know, probably only too painfully, politicians in general and the academic experts on constitutional matters, loathe and detest CIR. |
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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/natint/stories/s919206.htm
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| | Quota Notes QN2003C: September 2003 |
| | It was run as a "People’s Convention", or a deliberative poll, and was organized by Issues Deliberation Australia (http://www.i-d-a.com.au). | | | The recommendations of the Constitutional Convention will then be put to the Parliament. | | | consider the legislative and constitutional changes and mechanisms necessary to: - |
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http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~lee/prsa/qn/2003c.html
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| | Why You Should Vote for John Pyke |
| | It gives the members of Parliament power to make laws about who has the right to vote, to change the electoral system, and to determine their own privileges and their own salary and other entitlements. | | | Though I can see much merit in the ARM's argument that election by the Parliament (with a requirement for a large majority) would be the best way to select a person for this neutral role, I believe that the electors should be given a choice of republican models, on this issue and maybe on others. | | | to make it easier for people other than the government in power to propose further constitutional amendments. |
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http://www.suncoast.com.au/real-republic
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| | Australians to vote on republic in referendum |
| | He told the convention, in Canberra, that it was his wish that the issue be resolved by the time of the federation's centenary. | | | These marks may not be copied or used without permission. | | | Most abstainers wanted a directly-elected president and have denounced the Turnbull model, in which election is by a two-thirds majority of Parliament after public nominations, favoured by most professional politicians. |
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http://telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/02/14/waus14.html
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| | Constitutional Law of Canada |
| | Australia is regularly considered in the constitutional jurisprudence of Canadian courts and is particularly interesting for its relationship with the monarchy, aborigines, and structure of government. | | | To get a flavour of what is happening in constitutional law in Australia, consider this sampling of links: |
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http://www.constitutional-law.net/australia.html
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| | Constitutional Convention (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In Australian history, the term Constitutional Convention refers to four distinct gatherings. | | | In August 2003, the State of South Australia held a Constitutional Convention to consider changes to the state consitution. | | | The first Constitutional Convention was held in Sydney in March 1891 to consider a draft Constitution for the proposed federation of the British colonies in Australia and New Zealand. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(Australia)
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| | Pathfinder: Australian Republicanism and Monarchy |
| | Vizard, S Two weeks in Lilliput: bear-baiting and backbiting at the Constitutional Convention, Ringwood, Vic, Penguin Books, 1998. | | | It has the broadest coverage of any legal journals index and is updated daily via the Internet. | | | Constitutional Convention (1998) Report of the Constitutional Convention, Old Parliament House, Canberra, 2-13 February 1998 (Barton, ACT, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, c 1998), 4 Vols. |
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http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~library/pathfind/republic_p.htm
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| | Queen of Australia: Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 |
| | It is subject to Commonwealth of Australia copyright. | | | All legislation herein is reproduced by permission but does not purport to be the official or authorised version. | | | This Act may be cited as the Royal Style and Titles Act 1973. |
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http://www.statusquo.org/royalstyle.html
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| | McGarvie Model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The tenure of the head of state would be under the same arrangements as the existing practice for the current Governor-General. | | | The Constitutional Council would be bound to act in accordance with the Prime Minister's advice by a convention backed by the penalty of public dismissal for breach. | | | Otherwise there would be no codification of the constitutional conventions. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGarvie_Model
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| | Republicans still face hard struggle |
| | New South Wales, a traditionally-republican state, came out against the model, but for the republic in principle. | | | Voters were asked if they supported the status quo, or the republican model chosen by the convention in Canberra - a cautious model in which the president would be appointed by parliament, with only limited public involvement at the nominations stage. | | | Days after the Constitutional Convention voted overwhelmingly to put the question to the people in 1999, the poll showed support for a republic varying widely from state to state. |
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http://telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/02/17/waus17.html
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| | The Militant Magazine - Socialism and the Republic |
| | The last thing they want, however, is any real change to the totally reactionary document that is the Australian Constitution written almost 100 years ago for Federation in 1901 -- or to the various state constitutions. | | | Thus only two tickets to the constitutional convention are given any real coverage on TV or in the papers: the reactionary Australians for Constitutional Monarchy; and the extreme minimalist Australian Republican Movement, headed up by the merchant banker and Liberal Party member Malcolm Turnbull. | | | Howard and those who support him are determined to allow only the most minimal of changes to the present constitution and the 'mainstream' media has dutifully followed the party line. |
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http://home.mira.net/~sp/magazine/dec97/2republi.htm
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| | WEL Australia - Issues: Constitutional Change |
| | Submission to the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee of Parliament: Review of the Constitutional Convention (Election) Bill | | | 23-03-99: On the Draft Preamble to the Constitution | | | Should there be amendments to the Constitution, WEL calls for inclusion of a principle which guarantees equal rights for both women and men. |
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http://www.wel.org.au/issues/constit
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| | Queensland Candidates for the Constitutional Convention |
| | Wider issues must be discussed, to update the Constitution; leaning toward a republic with elected President. | | | ARONEY Nicholas (E, W) Constitutional federalism; wishes to maintain the integrity of the Constitution; no preference expressed regarding Head of State. | | | WYLIE Julie (E) Uncommitted; concerned with bigger issues of constitutional reform. |
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http://www.suncoast.com.au/republic/convention/candidates.html
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| | Women's Suffrage |
| | Women gaining the vote in New South Wales | | | First federal election, held under State electoral legislation. | | | At 72 Catherine Helen Spence becomes ‘first woman political candidate’ in Australia— standing for Constitutional Convention. |
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http://www.wcc2002.asn.au/suffrage.htm
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| | Constitutional Convention (Australia) - Wikipedia |
| | Wähle „Constitutional Convention (Australia) suchen“ um nach Constitutional Convention (Australia) zu suchen. | | | Ein Wörterbucheintrag zu Constitutional Convention (Australia) hat seinen Platz im Wiktionary (Wiktionary). |
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(Australia)
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| | Australian's for a Constitutional Monarchy - no case | | | The Australian Women's Constitutional Network (AWCN) was established by the Women's Constitutional Convention Steering Committee to carry on the work which started with the Women's Constitutional Convention held at Parliament House, Canberra in January 1998. | | | The AWCN aims to promote the outcomes of the Women's Constitutional Convention and women's vigorous participation in Australian Constitutional development. |
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http://www.nwjc.org.au/awcn
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| | No Republic! Australians for Constitutional Monarchy - ACM Home |
| | This is a simple statement of fact based on the Constitution, laws, and history of Canada.” | | | They are trying to remove all of the outward signs of the Crown from public life. | | | The Australian constitution was not drafted in the British Foreign Office, as Paul Keating once foolishly and wrongly asserted. |
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http://www.norepublic.com.au
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| | ACT ARM Constitutional Convention Candidates |
| | She was an ACT delegate to the Federation Centenary Convention Australia: The Next One Hundred Years held by the Constitutional Centenary Foundation. | | | Frank Cassidy is the ACT Convener and foundation member of the Australian Republican Movement, and also editor of the national Public Service newspaper, Public Eye. | | | Father of five and resident of Canberra for 26 years, Frank Cassidy is also prominent in ACT sporting circles. |
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http://www.act.republic.org.au/candidat.htm
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| | Home Page |
| | Trust the Women – The Women's Constitutional Convention 2002 | | | This made Australia the first country where women could stand as parliamentary candidates as well as vote. | | | On 12 June 1902 most Australian women finally gained the right to vote and to stand for the new federal parliament. |
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http://www.wcc2002.asn.au
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