Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.

Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942

Australian Parliament act which formalised Australia's independence from the UK

The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 is an act of the Australian Parliament that formally adopted sections 2–6 of the Statute of Westminster 1931, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enabling the total legislative independence of the various self-governing…