1947 Complete political autonomy
In 1931, the British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, which confirmed complete autonomy for its six dominions. With Australia, New Zealand held back from adopting this status and, 16 years later, was by far the last of the six to do so. On 25 November 1947, the Constitution Amendment (Request and Enabling) Act allowed New Zealand itself to alter, suspend or repeal any aspects of its constitution.
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