The Constitution took a decade to draft, and was passed as an Act by British Parliament in July 1900. ... The fact that the Constitution is an Act of British Parliament, despite the fact that the Australia Acts (1986) severed all legal ties with Britain, has been a large factor in the call for a Republic, along with suggestions of removing references to the Crown from the Constitution. ... The lack of individual rights has prompted many to wonder whether Australia would not benefit from a Bill of Rights, perhaps based on the United States or Canadian model. ... Colin Howard (1972) pointed ...

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