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Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled— "Constitution Alteration (Powers to deal with Communists and Communism) 1951" ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome | Not carried. A majority "no" vote nationally and in three states. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On 22 September 1951, a referendum was held in Australia which sought approval to alter the Australian Constitution to give Parliament the power to make laws regarding communism and communists, so that the Parliament would be empowered to instate a law similar to the Communist Party Dissolution Act of 1950.[1] It was not carried.[2]
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