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Chapter V of the Constitution of Australia

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Chapter V of the Constitution of Australia deals with the relationship between the states and the Commonwealth, and other matters pertaining to the states.^[1]^[2]

It is composed of fifteen sections, namely:^[1]

Section 106: Saving of Constitutions
Section 107: Saving of power of State Parliaments
Section 108: Saving of State laws
Section 109: Inconsistency of laws
Section 110: Provisions referring to Governor
Section 111: States may surrender territory
Section 112: States may levy charges for inspection laws
Section 113: Intoxicating liquids
Section 114: States may not raise forces. Taxation of property of Commonwealth or State
Section 115: States not to coin money
Section 116: Commonwealth not to legislate in respect of religion
Section 117: Rights of residents in States
Section 118: Recognition of laws etc. of States
Section 119: Protection of States from invasion and violence
Section 120: Custody of offenders against laws of the Commonwealth

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^^a ^b"Chapter V. The States".www.aph.gov.au. Canberra, Australia: Parliament of Australia. 16 January 2019. Retrieved10 November 2019.
^Saunders, C (2003). "Chapter 4: What does the Constitution do?".It's your constitution: governing Australia today (2nd ed.). Federation Press. pp. 19–20.ISBN 9781862874688.

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