Section 127 of the Constitution of Australia
CLAUSE THAT ABORIGINAL PEOPLE ARE NOT TO BE COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONSTITUTION
Section 127 of the Australian Constitution
Section 127 of the Constitution of Australia was the final section within Chapter VII (dealing with miscellaneous matters) of the Australian Constitution, and excluded Indigenous Australians from population counts for constitutional purposes. It came into effect on 1 January 1901 when the founding states federated into the Commonwealth of Australia, and was repealed effective 10 August 1967 following the 1967 referendum.