Southern Centre of Theosophy Inc v South Australia[1979] HCA 59, (1979) 145 CLR 246 (22 November 1979), High Court at p 257 per Gibbs J: " It was not until the passing of the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 (Cth) that the Commonwealth itself finally cast off its colonial status, and even then, within the meaning of earlier Imperial statutes, it remained a 'British possession'."
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As of 2020[update] the Australian version has not been amended; the UK version has been amended only as to an element of UK law, without effect in Australia.
The Constitution can only be amended through a national referendum and associated legislation, under Constitution s 128. The referendum process is very difficult; as of 2023[update], only 8 out of 45 proposals put to referendum have been approved.
