The Constitution of Australia, like other rigid constitutions, established the way in which it could be altered. The process of constitutional change in Australia follows section 128 of the Australian Constitution. What are the requisites? What is the participation of the Federal Parliament, of both Houses of Parliament? How does the electorate participate? What is a double majority? Why do we need the majority of the people in a majority of States to alter the Australian Constitution? These and other questions will be answered in today's video!

0:00 - Intro: Written and Unwritten Constitutions
1:12 - Reasons to Amend Rigid Constitutions
3:38 - Section 128: Modes of Alteration
4:25 - Limits to Altering the Constitution
5:56 - Why change the Australian Constitution?
7:07 - Absolute Majority
9:29 - Timeframe for Referendum
10:39 - What happens if the absolute majority fails?
12:45 - Double Majority
14:36 - Royal Assent

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RECOMMENDED READINGS:
- The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth (Quick and Garran) : [ Ссылка ]
- The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia Annotated (Lumb, Moens and Trone) : [ Ссылка ]
- Federal Constitutional Law - A Contemporary View (Joseph and Castan) : [ Ссылка ]
- Hanks' Australian Constitutional Law (Clarke, Keyzer, Stellios) : [ Ссылка ]

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LINKS:
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- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 (Cth) : [ Ссылка ]
- Parliamentary Education Office : [ Ссылка ]

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