The Flags Amendment Act was passed after the 1996 Australian federal election, during a period where the republican movement was influential, and both the government and opposition parties were committed to bringing the issue to a head as a matter of policy.
Act of Parliament | Act | 1953 | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 | Act of Congress | Reform Act 1832 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Endangered Species Act | 1953 in television | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | Clean Water Act | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | National School Lunch Act | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | Local Government Act 1972 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act | Communications Act 2003 | Six Flags | Statute Law Revision Act 1887 | Consumer Credit Act 1974 | ACT | 1953 in music | Stamp Act | Official Secrets Act 1989 | National Firearms Act | act | 1953 in baseball |