evidence: At Federation in 1901, what is now the Northern Territory was within South Australia, what are now the Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory were within New South Wales, and Coral Sea Islands was part of Queensland. Ashmore and Cartier Islands was accepted by Australia in 1934[16] and was annexed to the Northern Territory prior to adoption of the Statute of Westminster in 1942, deemed effective from 1939; it has thus become part of Australia. [...] - 1931 – North Australia and Central Australia are reincorporated as the Northern Territory. Britain recognises Australia as possessors of the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands, making them an external federal territory. [...] - ^ Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933, Federal Register of Legislation. Archived 22 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - ^ Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954, Federal Register of Legislation. Archived 22 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - ^ Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953, Federal Register of Legislation. Archived 22 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - ^ Application of Laws Ordinance 1973 (Coral Sea Islands), Federal Register of Legislation. Archived 5 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine - ^ Coral Sea Islands Act 1969, Federal Register of Legislation. Archived 22 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - ^ "Norfolk Island Legislation". Norfolk Island Regional Council.