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Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
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Statute of Westminster 1931
United Kingdom legislation
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Supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
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Dominion
Self-governing countries of the British Empire
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Political association which developed from the British Empire
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Dominion of Newfoundland
British dominion from 1907 to 1949
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Dominion of New Zealand
Period of New Zealand's history from 1907 to 1947
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Union of South Africa
1910–1961 Dominion of the British Empire
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Irish Free State
State in north-west Europe from 1922 to 1937
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