Chapter VIII of the Constitution of Australia

Chapter VIII of the Constitution of Australia contains only section 128, which describes the constitutional referendum process required for amending the Constitution.

The amendment by referendum method described in the section was modelled on provisions in the Swiss Federal Constitution.^[1] Its inclusion was influenced also by the Swiss method being present in the constitutions of several U.S. states at the time of federation.

^ Saunders, Cheryl (15 August 2000). "The Parliament as Partner: A Century of Constitutional Review". Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.

[saunders_partner-1] Saunders, Cheryl (15 August 2000). "The Parliament as Partner: A Century of Constitutional Review". Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.

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