s ▁legisl ation , ▁they ▁were ▁passing ▁their ▁own , ▁stand alone ▁legisl ation , ▁thereby ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁the ▁monarch ▁of ▁each ▁country ▁is ▁wh ome ver ▁each ▁country ' s ▁laws ▁determ ines ▁it ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁Senator ▁Serge ▁Jo yal ▁respond ed ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁Bill ▁C - 5 3 ▁ass ented ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁bill ▁by ▁its ▁title , ▁not ▁all ▁its ▁cla uses . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁legal ▁force ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁intention , ▁to ▁which ▁some ▁precision ▁can ▁be ▁given , ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁through ▁the ▁am end ments ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁parliament . ▁The ▁original ▁intention ▁approved ▁by ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁prime ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁real ms ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁alter ed , ▁but ▁instead ▁made ▁more ▁precise . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁debate , ▁the ▁bill ▁passed ▁un am ended ▁and ▁received ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁Com men cement ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁force ▁by ▁order - in - c oun cil ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁Commonwealth ▁real ms ▁that ▁required ▁their ▁own ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁Constitution al ▁issues ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁position ▁During ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁British ▁government ,