
The Story behind the Land Borders/Boundaries & Limits of the Australian States – A Legal and Historical Overview.
Before federation, the colonial boundaries could be altered by the Queen in Council under the Colonial Boundaries Act 1895 (Imp) with the consent of the affected Colonial Parliaments. Since federation, s 123 of the Commonwealth Constitution provides the only constitutional avenue for an alteration in State borders. It provides as follows: The Parliament of the Read More …