- Date
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10 Jun 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General portfolio
- Summary
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Proposes to alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with a President chosen by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
[
The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal was not approved at the subsequent referendum
.]