re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act, 1984 Quebec Veto Reference, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 793 Reference re Resolution to Amend the Constitution, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 753 (The Patriation Reference). Decisions of the Judicial Committee on appeal Ontario (Attorney General) v. Canada Temperance Federation Imperial reference questions relating to Canada Labrador Boundary Reference, [1927] UKPC 25 Reference jurisdiction in other countries The government of the United Kingdom has the power to refer questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This power served as one of the inspirations for the reference power under the Supreme Court Act. There has been one reference directly under this power to the Judicial Committee which related to Canada, concerning the Labrador boundary dispute between Canada and Newfoundland, which at that time was an independent dominion, not part of Canada. Other Commonwealth countries, such as India, South Africa, and Papua New Guinea also have implemented a reference jurisdiction in their constitutions. In the case of Papua New Guinea, their constitutional convention immediately prior to independence took counsel from Canadian legal academics on the use of the reference jurisdiction. Other jurisdictions, notably Australia and the United States, eschew reference jurisdiction for their courts. In the United States, the case or controversy clause of Article III of the United States Constitution limits federal courts to hear only actual cases; advisory opinions are not permitted at the federal level (although some state constitutions do provide for such opinions). Likewise, the Australian Constitution has a similar requirement in Chapter III of the Constitution. Notes External links Constitution Act, 1867, s. 101 Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26 L'Utilisation de la Procédure de l'Avis Consultatif devant la Cour Suprême du Canada: Essai de Typologie Law of Canada Supreme Court of Canada