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Our Constitution

"...Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins"

Most constitutions are written down in a special document, or sometimes in a series of documents.

In Western Australia, our State Government is organised and run according to the Constitution Act of 1889, and subsequent amendments, including the Federal Constitution.

We do not have a single document, called "The Constitution of Western Australia". 

The State Constititution The collection of laws which govern our political system in Western Australia.