<P> The Constitution of Australia is the supreme law under which the government of the Commonwealth of Australia operates , including its relationship to the States of Australia . It consists of several documents . The most important is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia , which is referred to as the `` Constitution '' in the remainder of this article . The Constitution was approved in a series of referendums held over 1898 -- 1900 by the people of the Australian colonies , and the approved draft was enacted as a section of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 ( Imp ) , an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . </P>
<P> The Constitution of Australia is the supreme law under which the government of the Commonwealth of Australia operates , including its relationship to the States of Australia . It consists of several documents . The most important is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia , which is referred to as the `` Constitution '' in the remainder of this article . The Constitution was approved in a series of referendums held over 1898 -- 1900 by the people of the Australian colonies , and the approved draft was enacted as a section of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 ( Imp ) , an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . </P>
which parliament passed the act that contains the australian constitution
which parliament passed the act that contains the australian constitution
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom