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A remarkable democratic experience: the Australian Constitutional Convention
In: The Parliamentarian: journal of the parliaments of the Commonwealth, Band 79, S. 344-346
ISSN: 0031-2282
The Chairman of the Convention, which met Feb. 2-13, 1998, to debate whether Australia should maintain its ties to the British monarchy or declare itself a republic, describes the procedures followed and recommendations for further action. A referendum will be held in the second half of 1999 to decide whether Australia should become a republic at the Centenary of Federation on Jan. 1, 2001.