Written question asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour) on Friday, 27 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 13 March 2015 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Succession to the Crown Act 2013

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 will be brought into force.

Answer: Further to the answers of 26 February (HL Deb, col 922), 23 June (HL224) and 8 December (HL 3512), all Realms have concluded the necessary processes before implementation with the exception of Australia. All six of the Australian States have now enacted the necessary legislation and the Australian Government has recently introduced the Commonwealth’s Succession to the Crown Bill into the Australian Parliament. Once that legislation has received Royal Assent, the UK Government will then be in a position to make the commencement order for the Act.

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