Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The
Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 was an
Act of the
British Parliament, passed in
1990. The purpose of the Act was to allow the
Commonwealth of Australia to retain the copy of the
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 that the British government had loaned to Australia to be held in
Canberra. The Australian government had formally requested to
Queen Elizabeth II for the Act to remain in Australia, as part of its heritage and history. However, under the Public Records Act 1958 , the original copy of all Acts of Parliament had to remain in the
Public Records Office in
London. Thus the British government passed a new Act of Parliment to allow the copy to remain with Australia as a gift to celebrate Australia's centenary.
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