A Constitution for a New State - Dilemmas for the Northern Territory

27 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2007 Last revised: 20 Nov 2007

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Anne Twomey

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Date Written: August 2007

Abstract

The Northern Territory is once again considering the prospect of statehood. It has issued a report that considers what might be included in a proposed Constitution for the new State. This article focuses on three aspects. First, it analyses the constitutional means by which a new State can be admitted to the federation. Secondly, it addresses the question of whether the new Constitution could be completely entrenched, including the entrenchment of Aboriginal land rights. Finally, it considers the question of whether there needs to be a Governor for the new State and whether the the Governor (or Chief Executive Officer, however named) must be appointed by the Queen.

Keywords: Northern Territory, Constitution, statehood, admission of new states, conditions upon admission of new states, constitutional entrenchment, manner and form, land rights, Governor, Crown, Australia Acts 1986

JEL Classification: K10, K30

Suggested Citation

Twomey, Anne, A Constitution for a New State - Dilemmas for the Northern Territory (August 2007). Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/57, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1007340 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1007340

Anne Twomey (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

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