Role Of Constitutionalism In Australia

Before Australia became a constitutional monarch, Australia had six separate six colonies after Europeans settled. Each colony had there own independent laws and just enforced customs at each border. In the 1800s they suggested that all seven states/territories (including New Zealand) would come together and become one federation. A constitutional conference was held and they made a constitutional based on a mixture of the British monarchy, the American federalism and other types. The newly made constitution was accepted by the voters from all states, it was passed as an act of the British Parliament, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.