Acts of the Parliament of Australia
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Acts of the Parliament of Australia are the primary laws enacted by the Australian federal legislature, becoming legally binding once passed by both houses and formally assented to by the monarch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Acts of the Parliament of Australia canonical | 6 |
| Acts of Parliament of Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2049314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of the Parliament of Australia Context triple: [King of Australia, assentsTo, Acts of the Parliament of Australia]
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A.
Acts of the Oireachtas
Acts of the Oireachtas are the primary laws enacted by Ireland’s national legislature, forming the core of the state’s statutory framework.
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B.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Act of the Legislative Council of India
The Act of the Legislative Council of India that founded the University of Calcutta was a 19th-century colonial statute establishing one of the first modern universities in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
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E.
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Acts of the Scottish Parliament are laws passed by Scotland’s devolved legislature, covering areas such as education, health, and justice within Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of the Parliament of Australia Target entity description: Acts of the Parliament of Australia are the primary laws enacted by the Australian federal legislature, becoming legally binding once passed by both houses and formally assented to by the monarch.
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A.
Acts of the Oireachtas
Acts of the Oireachtas are the primary laws enacted by Ireland’s national legislature, forming the core of the state’s statutory framework.
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B.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Act of the Legislative Council of India
The Act of the Legislative Council of India that founded the University of Calcutta was a 19th-century colonial statute establishing one of the first modern universities in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
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E.
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Acts of the Scottish Parliament are laws passed by Scotland’s devolved legislature, covering areas such as education, health, and justice within Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal legislation
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primary legislation ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ Northern Territory ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
courts of Australia
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surface form:
Commonwealth courts
Executive Government of the Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth executive government
persons within Australian jurisdiction ⓘ |
| canBeAmendedBy | later Acts of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| canBeRepealedBy | later Acts of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| citationFormat |
Act number and year
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short title and year ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Australian federal legislature
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Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| entryIntoForce | on Royal Assent unless otherwise provided ⓘ |
| form |
private Acts
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public Acts ⓘ |
| govern |
Commonwealth institutions
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many areas of national policy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation | subordinate to the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownAs |
Commonwealth Act
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surface form:
Commonwealth Acts
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| includes |
appropriation Acts
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constitutional alteration Acts ⓘ criminal law Acts ⓘ regulatory Acts ⓘ taxation Acts ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Federal Court of Australia
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High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
create offences
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create rights ⓘ impose obligations ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterAssent | legally binding ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Australian legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Representatives of Australia
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Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| mayAuthorize | delegated legislation ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian federal law ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Federal Register of Legislation (Australia)
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surface form:
Federal Register of Legislation
|
| publishedIn |
Federal Register of Legislation (Australia)
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surface form:
Federal Register of Legislation
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| recordedIn | Acts database on the Federal Register of Legislation ⓘ |
| requiresApprovalOf |
House of Representatives of Australia
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surface form:
Australian House of Representatives
Senate of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Senate
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| requiresRoyalAssentFrom |
Governor-General of Australia
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monarch of Australia ⓘ |
| subjectTo | judicial review ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acts of the Parliament of Australia Description of subject: Acts of the Parliament of Australia are the primary laws enacted by the Australian federal legislature, becoming legally binding once passed by both houses and formally assented to by the monarch.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acts of Parliament of Australia
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
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