§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what residual constitutional powers and duties reside with(a) the United Kingdom Government and (b) the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of the Australian states and for which the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia has no jurisdiction.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 24 October 1994]: The Australia Act 1986, and parallel legislation enacted in Australia, removed the remaining constitutional links between the United Kingdom and the Australian states, achieving complete legislative independence for Australia from the United Kingdom.