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Quick questions on Changing the Constitution and the Federal Balance - TCE Legal Studies (Tasmania)
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What is formal change?Show answer
The text of the Constitution cannot be changed by an ordinary Act of Parliament. Section 128 sets out a special process:
What is informal change?Show answer
Even though the text rarely changes, the balance of power between the Commonwealth and the states has shifted markedly toward the Commonwealth:
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