NEW SOUTH WALES v. THE COMMONWEALTH ; VICTORIA v. THE COMMONWEALTH ; QUEENSLAND v. THE COMMONWEALTH ; SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. THE COMMONWEALTH ; WESTERN AUSTRALIA v. THE COMMONWEALTH ; TASMANIA v. THE COMMONWEALTH (1975) 135 CLR 337 In Australia, similar conclusions have been reached by individual judges (see Bonser v. La Macchia (1969) 122 CLR 177 and Reg. v. Bull (1974) 131 CLR 203 ). (at p506) 36. The States have no international personality, no capacity to negotiate or enter into treaties, no power to exchange or send representatives to other international persons and no right to deal with other countries, through agents or otherwise. Their claims to international personality or to sovereignty are groundless (see Bonser v. La Macchia (1969) 122 CLR 177 ). (at p506) Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
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