| 1. | The change was sanctioned by the Statute of Westminster of 1361.
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| 2. | It was all to do with the Statute of Westminster.
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| 3. | This was later formalised by the Statute of Westminster 1931.
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| 4. | On 1 January 1901, Statute of Westminster in 1931.
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| 5. | The Statute of Westminster set up a system of self-governance for Australia.
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| 6. | New Zealand adopted the Statute of Westminster in 1947
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| 7. | This was confirmed in the Balfour declaration and in The Statute of Westminster, 1931.
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| 8. | Newfoundland never adopted the Statute of Westminster.
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| 9. | As required by the Statute of Westminster, all the Dominions consented to the abdication.
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| 10. | The Union gained relative independence under the 1926 Imperial Conference and the 1931 Statute of Westminster.
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