| 1 | Independence for WA- In April 1933, 68 per cent of West Australians voted in favour of seceding from the Commonwealth of Australia. | |
| 2 | The Australian Securities Commission Act 1989 (Cwlth) established this body to administer the new corporations Law. | |
| 3 | On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed, as a Dominion of the British Empire. | |
| 4 | In 1909, the State of New South Wales surrendered a portion of this territory to the Commonwealth of Australia, the site of present day Canberra. | |
| 5 | From that point onwards, the design can only be revoked through an action brought in court, usually in the Federal Court of Australia. |