Chapter VI of the Constitution of Australia pertains to the admission of new states, alteration of the limits of existing states, and the governance of the territories. Since
Federation
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, no new states have been admitted, although several territories have been admitted to the Commonwealth.
There are four sections within this chapter, they are:
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* Section 121: New States may be admitted or established
* Section 122: Government of territories
* Section 123: Alteration of limits of States
* Section 124: Formation of new States: constitutional provision for creating new ]Australian States
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See also
* Proposals for new Australian states
Reference list
External links
Section 124 of the Constitution of Australia
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