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  Australia - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia.
Australia is a constitutional monarchy, with Elizabeth II reigning as 'Queen of Australia'.
Australia is often referred to by economists as the "world's farm", but despite this emphasis on the agriculture sector, in recent years the Australian government has been focusing on the tourism, education and technology markets.
open-encyclopedia.com /Australia   (3237 words)

  
 Australia
Australia's neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast.
Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Australia led the formation of the Cairns Group and APEC, and is a member of the OECD and the WTO.
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 Westminster (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Westminster Assembly of 1643 was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England
The Statute of Westminster 1931, the act of the British Parliament that provided for the independent sovereignty of Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and South Africa.
Westminster Seminary California and Westminster Theological Seminary, two Reformed Seminaries in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westminster_(disambiguation)   (324 words)

  
 Australia - Gurupedia
South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851 and Queensland in 1859.
Statute of Westminster in 1931, and the authority of the UK Parliament was not completely severed until 1986).
Australia is often referred to by economists as the "world's farm", but despite this emphasis on the agriculture sector, in recent years the Australian government has been focusing on the tourism,
www.gurupedia.com /a/au/australia.htm   (1843 words)

  
 Australia
The land was not discovered by Europeans until the 17th century, when it was sighted and visited by several expeditions: the Spanish Luis Vaez de Torres (1606) and the Dutch explorers Willem Jansz (1606), Jan Carstensz (1623), Dirk Hartog and Abel Tasman.
The first English explorers were Willem Dampier in 1688 and James Cook, who in 1770 claimed the eastern two-thirds of the continent for Britain, despite orders from King George III to first conclude a treaty with the indigenous population.
Although Australia had become independent, the British government retained some powers over Australia until the Statute of Westminster in 1931, and the authority of the British Parliament was not completely severed until 1986).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/au/australia.html   (2069 words)

  
 Australian Government Attorney-General's Department - Attorney General's Department - Australias Legal System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The High Court of Australia, however, is the final court of appeal in respect of all matters, whether decided in Federal or State jurisdictions, and the Federal Parliament is empowered under the Constitution to invest State courts with Federal jurisdiction.
The Federal Court of Australia was created by the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and began to exercise its jurisdiction on 1 February 1977.
The Industrial Relations Court of Australia was established in March 1994 to deal with a range of industrial relations matters, such as the interpretation and enforcement of industrial awards and certified agreements and the regulation of various matters relating to unions.
law.gov.au /auslegalsys/auslegalsys.htm   (6932 words)

  
 Table of contents for The constitution of independence
New Zealand: Waitangi, Westminster and Wellington 185 Early Constitutional arrangements in New Zealand 185 Balfour, Westminster and beyond 188 New Zealand understandings of the adoption of the Statute of Westminster 191 The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1973 (NZ) and the Constitution Act 1986 (NZ) 197 9.
Australia I: Colonies, Conventions and the Constitution 202 Early constitutional arrangements 202 The Conventions and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900 (Imp.) 205 Australian constitutional understandings prior to the Statute of Westminster, 1931 210 Balfour, Westminster and adoption debates 216 10.
Australia II: Westminster to Canberra 221 Australian constitutional understandings after 1931: Owen Dixon 221 Australian constitutional understandings after 1931: W. Anstey Wynes 230 Contemplating constitutional independence: the view from the courts 233 Anticipating constitutional independence in the lead-up to 1986 239 Achieving constitutional independence: the Australia Acts 1986 243 III.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029483.html   (739 words)

  
 ICL - Australia Index
It is therefore UK legislation granted for the purposes of a self-governing colony, as witnessed by Section 2 of the Act, continually vesting sovereignty in the UK monarchy, as well as Section 57 (3) (with 58, 59, 60), 128 (4), and 74 (3) of the Constitution, preserving the "Queen's assent" and "Royal prerogative".
Australia joined the League of Nations on 10 January 1920, but there is no specific date for the independence from Britain.
The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act only affected the laws of the Commonwealth, and the laws of the United Kingdom continued to apply in the States.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/as__indx.html   (456 words)

  
 ozpolitics.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Australia's foreign affairs were managed by Whitehall and Westminster who dealt with Australia until 1928 through the office of the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor-General.
Australia's signature on the Treaty (along with the other Dominions) and its full membership of the League of Nations in its own right established the notion of the divisibility of the Crown.
In spite of the Australia Act, an appeal to the Privy Council under section 74 of the Constitution, pursuant to a certificate granted by the High Court, is still theoretically possible in respect of certain constitutional matters.
www.ozpolitics.info /rules/ind.htm   (4950 words)

  
 The Foundations Of Culture In Australia: An Essay Towards National Self-Respect. Part Three
Australia is so much the vaster, the sunnier, the healthier, and the more beautiful and diversified of the two Islands under comparison, that I felt this very fact must provide Australian literature with a spaciousness, clarity, health, beauty and variety greater than that of purely insular "English" literature.
Yet in Australia there are thousands of Australians who habitually regard England as being the most important part of the Empire: and there are hundreds of newspaper editors who habitually place English cabled news on their front pages and relegate Australian (local) news to a secondary position amongst the drapers’ advertisements.
Australia colonised by the Japanese would nevertheless become a great nation—one of the leading nations of the earth—and thus eventually would be serious rival to the Mother Japan of the Northern Hemisphere.
www.alphalink.com.au /~radnat/stephensen/prs6.html   (11696 words)

  
 Liberal Democracy: Political Rights and Duties
Australia's Parliament House is a symbol of national unity and commitment to the democratic process of government.
The Westminster model of responsible government holds that ministers ought to be individually and collectively responsible for their actions to parliament, and through parliament, to the people, who, if dissatisfied with their performance, can vote them out of office.
Westminster systems make a distinction made between policy making, which is the function of government, and policy implementation, which is the function of a politically neutral public service.
www4.gu.edu.au /ext/civics/cv02/mod02/cv02m02t02.htm   (6011 words)

  
 Westminster School - Westminster Down Under!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
She said that Australia’s Westminster School is located in a very open area with fields and farms for raising poultry, sheep and other agricultural products that are used at the school.
In Australia, the teachers are more formal and only teach from the front of the class.” Shannon said that she did a “taste of Westminster,” where she tried different classes and different teachers.
In July, the second part of the Westminster Schools exchange will take place, as fifth former Ashley Robinson was selected to travel to Australia, live with Shannon’s family, and attend “Westminster Down Under.” Ashley will get to attend classes, and tour the area for the six weeks she is visiting.
www.westminster-school.org /news/Spring2004/WestDownUnder.html   (741 words)

  
 Australia at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The eastern two-thirds of the continent were claimed for Britain in 1770 by captain James Cook despite orders from King George III to first conclude a treaty with the indigenous population.
It also gained a reputation as a 'working man's paradise' and as a laboratory for social reform, with the world's first secret ballot and first national labour party government.
These visas allow New Zealand citizens to remain in Australia to live or work indefinitely although New Zealand citizens are excluded from government subsidised tertiary education or other advantages granted to Australian citizens and permanent residents.
wiki.tatet.com /Australia.html   (1731 words)

  
 Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942
In the application of this Act to the Commonwealth of Australia the request and consent referred to in section four shall mean the request and consent of the Parliament and Government of the Commonwealth.
of the Statute of Westminster, 1931, in so far as they were part of the law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, have been repealed by section 12 of the Australia Act 1986.
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia has on three occasions passed Acts requesting and consenting to the enactment by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Acts extending to Australia.
www.statusquo.org /WestminsterAct.html   (1245 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Statute of Westminster, 1931
In this Act the expression "Dominion" means any of the following Dominions, that is to say, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland.
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to confer any power to repeal or alter the Constitution or the Constitution Act of the Commonwealth of Australia or the Constitution Act of the Dominion of New Zealand otherwise than in accordance with the law existing before the commencement of this Act.
This Act may be cited as the Statute of Westminster, 1931.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1936westminster.html   (909 words)

  
 The Trip
Two students who departed early for Australia will join us at the hotel at 2pm.
Australia's first fleet of European settlers landed in 1788.
You'll also visit Darling Harbor, where a complex of shops, gardens and museums was opened for the 1988 bicentennial.
people.westminstercollege.edu /faculty/dstokes/australia/trip.html   (1237 words)

  
 Tropical Ecology: Australia
This includes everything - transportation from Westminster to Australia, all ground transportation in Australia, lodging, meals, admission to all required activities, guides, and return to Westminster.
The only things that aren’t included are personal expenses and the cost of scuba diving (which is optional).
This trip will give you an opportunity to experience things that most people will never see and to learn about the history and culture of a country that is very different from ours.
www.westminster.edu /staff/athrock/Australia/Course.htm   (299 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Westminster, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Westminster is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
The newest suburb in the district, after the southern part of Balga was renamed Westminster in 1994 at the request of residents.
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Westminster,-Australia   (93 words)

  
 EPC of Australia - Subscribing fully to the Westminster Standards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
We are a Presbyterian church, constituted as several congregations along the east coast of Australia (the clickable blinking cities on the map), whose aim is to faithfully proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation.
We believe the truth of God’s Word as expressed in the Holy Bible and upheld in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Scripture, and Westminster Standards to which we are subordinated (with full proof texts JavaScripted, not just references):
www.epc.org.au   (156 words)

  
 Trio Cup Saucer & Plate - Westminster Australia for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand
This lovely trio has been decorated with an attractive irridised lustreware type of colouring, with a gilding decoration on the handle and the bottom of the cup.
There is a lovely floral decoration on the inside of the cup.
The set is in lovely condition with no chips or cracks.
www.trademe.co.nz /nz/auction-9115426.htm   (188 words)

  
 Welcome to Westminster School - Macromedia Flash Detection Occurring.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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www.westminster.sa.edu.au   (28 words)

  
 CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY: AUSTRALIA - STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER ADOPTION ACT OF 1942
CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY: AUSTRALIA - STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER ADOPTION ACT OF 1942
AN ACT TO REMOVE DOUBTS AS TO THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATION, TO OBVIATE DELAYS OCCORRING IN ITS PASSAGE, AND TO EFFECT CERTAIN RELATED PURPOSES, BY ADOPTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER, 1931, AS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND GERMANY
Sections two, three, four, five and six of the Imperial Act entitled the Statute of Westminster, 1931 (which Act is set out in the Schedule to this Act) are adopted and the adoption shall have effect from the third day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine.
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