Resource Sheet 3
Sections of the Australian Constitution
Section 7:
All original States are entitled to the same number of Senators, and a minimum of six.
Section 24:
All original States are entitled to a minimum of five members in the House of Representatives.
Section 92:
Trade between the States shall be free of a duty or tax.
Section 95:
The Parliament of Western Australia, if that State is an Original State, may impose a tax on goods entering that State, if they have not come from overseas, on a sliding scale for a period of five years.
Section 114:
A State shall not have its own army.
Section 115:
A State shall not print its own money.
Section 117:
A State must treat members of other States as it does its own.
Section 119:
The Commonwealth is responsible for defending the States against invasion.
Section 121:
The Commonwealth Parliament can decide the number of representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate for a new State.
Adapted from the Australian Constitution