new zealand stopped being a dominion after the statue of westminister was adopted by new zealand's parliament on 25 november 1947.
new zealand stopped being a dominion after the statue of westminister was adopted by new zealand's parliament on 25 november 1947.
when did new zealand stop being a dominion after the statue of westminister was adopted by new zealand's parliament?
25 november 1947
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the statute of westminster adoption act 1947 (public act no. 38 of 1947) was a constitutional act of the parliament of new zealand that formally accepted the full external autonomy offered by the british parliament. by passing the act on 25 november 1947, new zealand adopted the statute of westminster 1931, an act of the british parliament which granted full sovereign status and commonwealth membership to the dominions ratifying the statute (new zealand was the last dominion to do so, as the dominion of newfoundland voted to become a part of canada in 1949).
statute of westminster adoption act 1947
the new zealand constitution act 1852 gave new zealand its own parliament (general assembly) and home rule in 1852. in 1907 new zealand was proclaimed the dominion of new zealand. new zealand, canada, and newfoundland used the word dominion in the official title of the nation, whereas australia used commonwealth of australia and south africa union of south africa. new zealand adopted the statute of westminster in 1947 and in the same year legislation passed in london gave new zealand full powers to amend its own constitution. in 1986, the new zealand parliament passed the constitution act 1986, which repealed the constitution act of 1852 and the last constitutional links with the united kingdom, formally ending its dominion status.
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