Can We Change or Add a New Preamble to the Australian Constitution? | AUSSIE LAW

Опубликовано: 03 Сентябрь 2026
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Can we create a Preamble to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution? Is it possible to amend the Preamble? What function does the Preamble have?

0:00 - Intro
2:42 - Creating a Preamble
5:13 - Section 128
7:58 - Section 51 (xxxviii)
10:29 - A New Preamble to the Australian Constitution?

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The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act : https://www.legislation.gov.au/Detail...
G Winterton, ‘Section 51 (xxxviii) of the Constitution and Amendment of the “Covering Clauses” (1982) 5 UNSW Law Journal: https://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.a...
H P Lee, ‘The Australia Act 1986 – Some Legal Conundrums’ (1988) 14 Monash Uni Law Review; https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journal...
N Aroney, ‘A Public Choice? Federalism and the Prospects of a Republican Preamble’ (1999) 20 University of Queensland Law Journal; https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery...

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